New Delhi: Addressing his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to remain vigilant against online financial fraud and digital arrest.
Referring to the recently concluded AI Summit, Modi said two products impressed leaders from around the world – the first was at the Amul booth where it was showcased how AI is helping treat animals and how, with AI assistance, farmers are keeping track of their dairy and livestock 24×7.
Modi said the second was related to Indian culture.
Leaders from around the world were amazed to see how, with the help of AI, the country is preserving ancient knowledge and manuscripts, and adapting them to suit today’s generation, he said.
Several heads of state, global leaders in artificial intelligence (AI), academicians and researchers, heads of global tech giants and philanthropists attended the just concluded India AI Impact Summit here.
On the growing incidents of digital frauds, the Prime Minister said when people receive messages from banks asking them to update KYC or do re-KYC, a question naturally arises in why it should be done again since it was already done.
“My request to you is: please don’t get annoyed. This is only for the security of your own money,” he said, adding KYC is crucial for an individual’s bank account’s safety. Modi on Sunday strongly pitched for use of ‘swadeshi’ products during festivals and asked people to always remember to be ‘vocal for local’.
Modi said the Islamic holy month Ramzan is currently going on and wished everyone the best for the occasion.
Holi is also coming in a few days and this means that a time filled with colours, gulal, and laughter is about to knock at our doors, he added.
“May you all celebrate all festivals happily with your family and loved ones. And yes, always remember some mantras, like being vocal for local,” Modi said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the noble gesture of organ donations and said awareness about such kind move is helping those who are in need of it besides strengthening medical research in the country.
In his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat, Modi talked about death of a 10-month-old girl, Aalin Sherin Abraham, from Kerala whose parents decided to donate her organs. He said there is no greater sorrow for any parent than losing their young child.
“Just a few days ago, we lost Aalin Sherin Abraham, a little innocent girl from Kerala. She left this world at the age of just 10 months. Imagine, she had a whole life ahead of her, which abruptly ended. So many dreams and joys remained unfulfilled. The pain her parents must be undergoing is beyond any expression in words,” he said.
Modi announced on Sunday that a statue of British architect Edwin Lutyens, which has stood in Rashtrapati Bhavan, will be replaced by a statue of C Rajagopalachari, the first Indian governor-general of independent India.
Modi noted that, unfortunately, even after independence, statues of British administrators remained in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, while those of India’s great leaders were not honoured with a place there.
