Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, MP, on Wednesday expressed grief at the passing away of veteran diplomat and writer AK Damodaran.
"I express my profound condolences at the loss of Damodaran, one of India's finest diplomats, who passed away after a long and distinguished life yesterday," Tharoor, a former UN Under Secretary General, said in a message.
As a diplomat, scholar and public servant, Ambassador Damodaran continued to contribute to India's international relations and the country's appreciation of the underpinnings of its foreign policy long after retirement, Tharoor said.
"Damodaran was an invaluable adviser, guide and mentor to me personally and I had the privilege of being able to see him periodically over the years, as the father of my classmate and dear friend Ramu Damodaran.I will miss him greatly," he added. A teacher, writer and freedom fighter before becoming a diplomat, Damodaran breathed his last in New Delhi yesterday.
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