Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared pictures of the majestic Asiatic lions in the Gir forest in Gujarat to share some ‘very good news’. The news was to announce the growth reported in the population of the big cats in the forest and their distribution areas.  

Modi took to his Twitter and Instagram pages were he said, “Two very good news: Population of the majestic Asiatic Lion, living in Gujarat’s Gir Forest, is up by almost 29 per cent. Geographically, distribution area is up by 36 per cent.”