India, Aug. 15 -- Nagaland governor La Ganesan died at a private hospital in Chennai on Friday, a Raj Bhavan official said. He was 80.

Ganesan was undergoing treatment in the ICU unit for the past few days and died on Friday night, a Kohima Raj Bhavan spokesperson said. Ganesan was admitted to hospital after he collapsed at his Chennai house on August 8.

Ganesan, who served as Manipur governor from 2021, was shifted to Nagaland Raj Bhavan in February 2023. He had previously served as a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh for a brief period.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy CM Yanthungo Patton expressed condolences over Ganesan's death.

In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Pained by the passing of N...