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<strong>Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the rhino numbers in India are &quot;rising exponentially&quot; following the efforts made by the Indian government.<br />
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The South Africa-born cricketer, who himself leads an initiative for preservation and protection of endangered species, was reacting to PM Modi&#39;s tweet today lauding the Assam government for its rhino conservation efforts.<br />
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&quot;Thank you, Narendra Modi! A global leader standing up for the planet&#39;s rhino species! If only more leaders would do the same. And this is the reason why rhino numbers in India are rising exponentially!&nbsp;What a hero!&quot; tweeted Pietersen.<br />
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Prime Minister Modi had earlier on Thursday praised the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government for taking the bold step of burning 2500 kg of rhino horns yesterday to spread the message that they have no medicinal value.<br />
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&quot;Commendable effort by Team Assam. The one-horned Rhino is India&#39;s pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being,&quot; said PM Modi in reply to a tweet by Sarma.<br />
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The Assam CM had tweeted that the extraordinary step of burning a stockpile of 2479 horns of single-horned Rhinos, first-of-its-kind globally in volume terms, pursues the vision of PM Modi of putting an end to poaching in Assam.<br />
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<strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/culture-news/world-rhino-day-assam-burns-rhino-horns-to-deter-poaching-116514.html">World Rhino Day: Assam burns 2500 rhino horns to deter poaching</a><br />
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