Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the transformation of former Naxalites in Jharkhand's Gumla district, who embraced fish farming, during his Mann Ki Baat address. He highlighted individuals like Om Prakash Sahu, Jyothi Lakra and Ishwar Gop, who abandoned violence for aquaculture, leading to economic empowerment and the removal of Gumla from the list of Naxal-affected areas.