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Expelled SP leader Amar Singh came out in defence of actor Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday,saying his consent to becoming the brand ambassador of Gujarat does not mean he supports the Gujarat riots or the policies of RSS.

Guj ambassador: Amar comes in defence of Bachchan
New Delhi: Expelled SP leader Amar Singh came out in defence of actor Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday,saying his consent to becoming the brand ambassador of Gujarat does not mean he supports the Gujarat riots or the policies of RSS. The star has only agreed to campaign for Gujarat tourism. He has neither supported the Gujarat riots nor the policies of RSS, he said.
Singh said that going by Big Bs nature,he would even agree to campaign for Taj Mahal as a tourist destination if Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati invited him for the purpose.

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Gohil demands Thackerays apology for unsavoury utterances
AHMEDABAD: Reacting strongly to the utterances of Bal Thackeray against Maharashtra-based industrialists investing in Gujarat,Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil today urged Narendra Modi to ask the Shiv Sena supremo tender an apology because it amounted to an insult to the state.
The Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly said: If Thackeray fails to apologise for his unsavoury utterances,Modi should force his Central party leaders to sever their association with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. Gohil said it was sad that Modi,who always tried to gain political mileage by claiming to be the sole champion of the interests of Gujarat,is maintaining stoic silence over Thackerays threats to industrialists coming to invest in Gujarat.

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WR adds extra coaches to 3 trains
AHMEDABAD: To tackle additional passengers rush,the Western Railway has decided to add more coaches to three trains till February 11.
Divisional railway manager Ashok Garud said in an official release on Thursday that 2479-2480 Bandra Terminus-Jodhpur Suryanagri Express will have one three-tier AC coach and one second-class sleeper coach.
One second-class sleeper coach each has also been added to the train between Bandra Terminus and Jaipur. Accordingly,238/237 Bandra (T)-Jaipur Holiday Special will have an additional second- class sleeper coach between Bandar (T) and Jaipur. Similarly,an additional second-class sleeper coach is added in the 2980-2979 Bandra (T)-Jaipur-Bandra Express to run from February 2 to 10,the release added.

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2 more die of Swine Flu,toll goes up to 248
Ahmedabad: Two persons including a one-and-half-year-old child died due to swine flu in Gujarat,taking the death toll in the state to 248,state health officials said. Eight fresh cases were also reported on Thursday from Jamnagar,Ahmedabad and Rajkot.

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