India, Oct. 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is famously associated with tea, turned the spotlight on coffee during the 127th edition of his monthly radio address, 'Mann Ki Baat'.

"You all know my connection with tea, But today, I thought why not talk about coffee in 'Mann Ki Baat'," the Prime Minister said. He then went on to highlight the growing global popularity of Indian coffee and gave a special mention to Odisha's Koraput region.

Modi recalled last year's edition of the radio programme where he talked about Araku coffee of Andhra Pradesh.

"Some time ago, many people from Odisha also shared their feelings with me about Koraput coffee. They wrote letters to me, requesting that Koraput coffee be discussed in 'Mann Ki Baat' a...