New Delhi, July 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Om Prakash Sahu, who left violence and began a fisheries revolution in Jharkhand's Maoist-hit Gumla, with the help of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.

"A young man named Om Prakash Sahu ji left the path of violence. He started fish farming. Then he inspired many friends like himself to do the same," PM Modi said in the 124th episode of his monthly radio show Mann Ki Baat.

Describing Gumla district, the Prime Minister said that people lived in fear and were migrating due to unemployment.

PM Modi said, "Sometimes the most radiant light emerges from where darkness dwells the most. One such example is the Gumla district of Jharkhand. There was a time when this are...