Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (PTI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday condoled the demise ofAdministrator of Lakshadweep Dineshwar Sharma.

The Governor said Sharma's contributiontowards national security would be long remembered.

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Sharma, who had earlier headed the Intelligence Bureau, died at a hospital in Chennai today following a severe lung disease, officials said.

"I am saddened by the demise of Dineshwar Sharma, Administrator, Lakshadweep. His service as IPS officer (Kerala)& his valuable contribution towards national security will be long remembered: My condolence," the Governor said in a tweet.

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Sharma, 66, was recently shifted from the national capital to the Chennai hospital for specialised treatment of the lungs where he breathed his last this morning, they said.

A statement released by the MGM hospital in Chennai said Sharma, a 1979 batch IPS officer, had been admitted on November 25 for interstitial lung disease.

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