Lakshadweep administrator’s decisions unwarranted, Sharad Pawar writes to PM Modi, seeks his removal Opposition leaders have alleged that Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel is targeting the island’s Muslim population. Updated May 27, 2021 · 10:26 am Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar. | NCP/Twitter Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the recent decisions taken by the administrator of Union Territory Lakshadweep would lead to the destruction of traditional means of livelihood and unique culture of the island, PTI reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pawar sought his intervention, and said the decisions taken by the administrator were “unwarranted and irrational”.