 This was done despite objections raised by several groups, including members of the team that had originally visited Israel to observe the missile performance, and 
APJ Abdul Kalam, then heading the Defence Research Development Organization.Though some of the objections were of a procedural nature, the Navy Chief of Staff Sushil Kumar is currently under investigation as to why these
objections were not considered.In 2001, "Operation West End", a sting operation conducted by "Tehelka", alleged that 15 defence deals made by the government had involved some sort of kickback and the Barak missile deal was one of them.