Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said all those who were linked to the tainted VVIP chopper deal were given "good positions" following their retirement. However, he refrained from naming them. Indianmandarins investigations show that Parrikar might have several top officials at the back of his mind. Among them may be the then NSA M.K. Narayanan (former Governor of West Bengal), the then SPG Chief B.V. Wanchoo (former Governor of Goa), current Comptroller and Auditor General and former Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma, who was involved in the matter as then Joint Secretary (air). These were the prominent officials who are said to have been involved in the decision-making process that eventually led to the selection of the AgustaWestland choppers. Former Air Force Chief N.A.K. Browne, currently India's Ambassador to Norway, has strongly refuted as "baseless and malicious" reports that he was a "common link" in three major defence deals involving AgustaWestland, Rafale and Pilatus aircraft. ACM Browne said that he had nothing to do with these deals and none of them have been signed during his tenure as IAF chief.