The fact that it was LL who responded to the rumour on the portal means a lot to me. I have always found LL to be a man of integrity (the one person around here whose word you could take to the bank) and would be disappointed in the extreme if this rumour turns out to be true. He is certainly not the kind of guy to parse words for a "technically correct statement". It is probably an apt commentary on the credibility of our management that despite the denials, many believe the rumour to be true.