Visited Abdullah in February as a well-wisher, says former RAW chief

New Delhi: Former R&AW chief A.S Dulat said on Saturday that he did not meet former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on behalf of the government when the latter was in detention.
Dr. Abdullah was released by the J&K administration on Friday by revoking his detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). He was in detention for more than seven months.
Asked if his February 12 meeting with Dr. Abdullah could have triggered the release of the National Conference president on Friday, Mr. Dulat said: “I have no idea why he has been released now.” Mr. Dulat asserted that it was his personal visit. “Obviously I couldn’t have met him without government clearance but nobody [in the government] helped and I did not go on somebody’s behalf. I just went as a well-wisher to enquire about his health,” Mr. Dulat said.