Then | Now |
Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee in a February 12 TV interview says that "leakage of official secrets does not mean treason". He says no action needs to be taken against the civilians involved in the case since the information is of "commercial nature". | Pranab Mukherjee informs the Rajya Sabha on March 21 that "classified" information was indeed leaked from the navy’s war room. He announces a CBI inquiry and framing of "criminal charges" against the officers and the civilians involved. |
A September 29, 2005, press release of the ministry of defence (MoD) states categorically that no information linked to "operational matters" was leaked |