Why was Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat's services terminated? What is certain so far is only that there must have been a reason. Even the Ministry of Defence does not sack a naval chief without reason. But let us examine the ones given, in a series of progressive ministerial leaks. One: a Pakistani aircraft overflies an Indian frigate. Overflying is not allowed; flying past is legitimate. The naval chief tells the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) to lodge a protest. The DNI's staff officer writes out a protest and sends it to the Pakistan High Commission, and copies to the MOD and MEA, instead of routing the original through them. The minister tells the nation that a Lieutenant Commander's mistaken bit of babugiri is reason to sack a chief.