Maan ki Baat: PM Modi urges citizens to ‘be alert against digital arrest scams’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, February 22, 2026, highlighted the steps taken by India in the field of artificial intelligence and said that the artificial intelligence summit showed how animals are treated in the country with the help of artificial intelligence and how farmers keep track of their livestock and dairy products.

Addressing his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Mr Modi also asked people to be vigilant against online financial scams and digital arrests.

Referring to the recently concluded Artificial Intelligence Summit, Mr. Modi said the two products impressed leaders from across the world – the first was at the Amul stall where it showcased how AI helps treat animals and how farmers can track their milk and livestock 24/7 with the help of AI.

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The latter is about Indian culture, Mr. Modi said.

“Leaders from around the world have been amazed to see how the country has preserved ancient knowledge and manuscripts with the help of artificial intelligence and adapted them to suit today’s generation,” he said.

The just-concluded India Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit in New Delhi was attended by a large number of heads of State, global leaders in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), academics and researchers, heads of global technology giants and philanthropists.

On the rising cases of digital fraud, the chief minister said that when people receive messages from banks asking them to update KYC or re-KYC, a question naturally arises as to why this needs to be done again since it has already been done.

“My request to you is this: please do not get angry. This is only for the security of your own money,” he said, adding that KYC is very important for the security of an individual’s bank account.

Mr Modi also noted that many players of Indian origin take pride in the countries they represent and this is clearly evident in the T20 World Cup.

“The Canadian team has the highest number of players of Indian origin. Team captain Dilpreet Bajwa was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab. Navneet Dhaliwal is from Chandigarh. This list includes many names like Harsh Thaker and Shreyas Movva, who have made both Canada and India proud. Many faces in the USA team have come from India’s domestic cricket,” he said.

The Prime Minister also paid tribute to former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa, whose birth anniversary falls on February 24.

“Amma Jayalalithaa ji lives in the excitement of people in Tamil Nadu,” he said.

Mr. Modi also talked about the age-old tradition of Mamangam, commonly called the Kerala Kumbh, which was revived after nearly 250 years.