claim: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was supported by an Indian political party.
evidence: Elliot Meyer Hovey -LRB- born 17 February 1983 in Boston , Massachusetts -RRB- is an American rower who participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics .. Boston. Boston. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. rower. rower. 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008 Summer Olympics. 2012 Summer Olympics. 2012 Summer Olympics. During his youth in New England , Hovey 's athletic focus was primarily on downhill ski racing .. By high school he lost interest and began his rowing career at Salisbury School in Salisbury , Connecticut -LRB- 1999 -RRB- .. Salisbury School. Salisbury School. He quickly rose through the ranks on Salisbury 's Crew with hopes of following his grandfather 's footsteps and row on an Ivy League college team .. Ivy League. Ivy League. In the process , Hovey posted nationally ranked Concept2 ergometer scores for 2000 meter tests at the Junior level .. Concept2. Concept2. He was invited to the US Junior National Rowing Team selection camps in 2000 and 2001 which both took place on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .. Schuylkill River. Schuylkill River. Hovey failed to be selected and was cut from both teams .. He was then recruited by coaches Booth Kyle and Ed Kloman -LRB- 2000 -RRB- as well as Evans Liolin and Colin Campbell -LRB- 2001 -RRB- to row with the Boston Rowing Center 's -LRB- BRC -RRB- junior men 's development teams .. Boston. Boston. Both years at BRC were enormously successful .. In the fall of 2001 , Hovey applied early decision to Brown University with hopes to fulfill his dream to row on an Ivy League team .. Ivy League. Ivy League. Brown University. Brown University. He was immediately deferred and then wait listed .. Shortly after he was approached by the University of California , Berkeley 's Freshman coach Geoff Bond and offered a promising opportunity to row for the California Golden Bears .. Turning his back on the Ivy League dream , Hovey applied to the University of California , Berkeley and enrolled in classes the next fall .. Ivy League. Ivy League. Elliot Hovey resigned his membership at the California Rowing Club -LRB- CRC -RRB- in Oakland , CA in early December , 2009 and affiliated with the US Rowing Training Center located at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista , California .. He is currently a member of Union Boat Club in Boston , Massachusetts and an Ordinary Member of Leander Club in Henley-on-Thames , England .. Boston. Boston. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Union Boat Club. Union Boat Club. Leander Club. Leander Club. Henley-on-Thames. Henley-on-Thames. He currently resides in Boston , Massachusetts .. Boston. Boston. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Elliot Hovey is the adopted grandson of the late Charles A. Meyer and a non-lineal descendant of Charles Fox Hovey , George von Lengerke Meyer , and John Francis Dodge .. Charles A. Meyer. Charles A. Meyer. Charles Fox Hovey. Charles Fox Hovey. George von Lengerke Meyer. George von Lengerke Meyer. John Francis Dodge. John Francis Dodge