Identity component of the normalizer is the centralizer

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Let $G$ be a connected algebraic group and $H$ a closed connected subgroup of $G$ (these are the general hypothesis I work with).

Let us denote $N_G(H) = \{ g \in G \, / \, \forall h \in H; \, ghg^{-1} \in H \}$ the Normalizer of $H$ in $G$ and $C_G(H) = \{ g \in G \, / \, \forall h \in H; \, gh = hg \}$ the Centralizer of $H$ in $G$.

Is it true that $C_G(H)$ is the identity component of $N_G(H)$ ? (i.e. the greatest connected algbraic group that contains the identity element).

Thanks in advance.

K. Y.