New Delhi, April 17 -- Former RAW chief AS Dulat on Thursday came out in defence of his latest book, "The Chief Minister and the Spy", amidst controversy surrounding its portrayal of Dr Farooq Abdullah.

Dulat emphasised that his book is "full of praise" for the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and contains "nothing against him".

Dulat clarified that his book is an appreciation, not a critique, of Farooq Abdullah's politics. He highlighted Farooq's alleged willingness to work with Delhi and described him as an "ultimate nationalist".

Dulat also mentioned Mehbooba Mufti, saying she knows the National Conference is the main party in Kashmir.

"I have said this over and over again that Farooq has always been with Delhi, Farooq has a...