New Delhi, April 10(ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony today reiterated that the country’s defence preparedness was better than past and the reports of the Army being short of tank ammunition are just “rumours.” The minister’s statement appears to contradict the vice chief of the Army, General SK Singh, who told the Standing Committee on Defence yesterday that in the event of a war, ammunition to take on enemy tanks, which is meant to last 40 days, would be exhausted in less than 20 days because of poor reserves.