<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Former chief of naval staff Admiral JG Nadkarni passed away at naval hospital in Mumbai on Monday. He was 86.</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Nadkarni was the Navy chief from December 1987 to November 1990. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of Navy Chief saying he served the nation with utmost diligence and was passionate about maritime history.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also condoled his demise.</div>