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Kohli, Thakur participate in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Source: PTI
October 02, 2016 21:00 IST
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India’s Test captain Virat Kohli and BCCI President Anurag Thakur swept the stands at the EdenGardens as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday.

A video grab of India's captain Virat Kohli and teammate Ajinkya Rahane (right) standing with brooms after day's play on Day 3 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday"On the occasion of #GandhiJayanti- BCCI President Lt. @ianuragthakur, @imVkohli & #TeamIndia take part in #SwachhBharatAbhiyan #MyCleanIndia," BCCI posted on its Twitter handle with an accompanying video.

Also helping with the chore were Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma.

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Campaign is a program that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2014. 

Image: A video grab of India's captain Virat Kohli and teammate Ajinkya Rahane (right) standing with brooms after day's play on Day 3 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday

 

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