Has the ex-Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, ever taken out a loan? Yes Shastri applied for a Rs 5,000 loan which was sanctioned the same day. Why did the ex-Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, take out a loan? The former PM's family was looking for a drive. After enquiries by VS Venkatraman, the special assistant to the PM, the Shastris came to know that a new Fiat would cost them around Rs 12,000. The family, however, had only Rs 7,000 in the bank.
The ex-Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri took a loan to buy a car.
Determine the veracity of the claim "Has the ex-Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, ever taken out a loan? Yes Shastri applied for a Rs 5,000 loan which was sanctioned the same day. Why did the ex-Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, take out a loan? The former PM's family was looking for a drive. After enquiries by VS Venkatraman, the special assistant to the PM, the Shastris came to know that a new Fiat would cost them around Rs 12,000. The family, however, had only Rs 7,000 in the bank." based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "The ex-Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri took a loan to buy a car.".

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Determine the veracity of the claim "Has the ex-Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, ever taken out a loan? Yes Shastri applied for a Rs 5,000 loan which was sanctioned the same day. Why did the ex-Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, take out a loan? The former PM's family was looking for a drive. After enquiries by VS Venkatraman, the special assistant to the PM, the Shastris came to know that a new Fiat would cost them around Rs 12,000. The family, however, had only Rs 7,000 in the bank." based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "The ex-Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri took a loan to buy a car.".

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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