Fernandes sticks to his figure

BANGALORE, JAN. 31. The Defence Minister, Mr. George Fernandes, today defended his estimate that the toll in the killer quake in Gujarat might be more than 1,00,000. Mr. Fernandes, who was on a brief visit to the city, told a television channel that he was sure of his estimate since he had travelled widely in the quake- ravaged parts. He said estimates in such situations were bound to vary from one source to another. While initial estimates put the toll at as low as 25, the figures kept changing by the day, he noted. He, later, left for Bhuj.

- UNI

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