Srinagar, April 18 -- Addressing the audience during the book launch, Dulat dismissed the brewing controversy and said "Dr. Saheb (Farooq Abdullah) is not here. I don't know how this started, but few have read the book. Someone picked one paragraph from page 208 and twisted it - English is a difficult language," Dulat said in his speech.

"This book isn't about that paragraph. Read what comes before and after. The story is about a great man - the tallest leader of Kashmir, one of India's tallest. He's among the world's tallest leaders. Dr. Saheb is a legend. That won't change," he said.

When pressed about allegations that Abdullah tacitly supported the Article 370 revocation, Dulat was unequivocal. I really don't know what transpired. I ...