Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally cleared the air regarding the widely-viewed Man vs Wild episode on Discovery channel that featured him along with British adventurer. There was much speculation as to how PM Modi managed to communicate with Bear Grylls in Hindi while the Grylls responded adequately.

Speaking during his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio address, PM Modi said on Sunday, "Some people ask me one thing albeit with some hesitation, Modi ji, you were speaking in Hindi and Bear Grylls does not know Hindi, so how did you carry on such a fast conversation between the two of you?"

He added, "Whenever I spoke immediately there was a simultaneous translation into English or simultaneous interpretation and Bear Grylls had a small cordless instrument in his ear. So I used to speak in Hindi but he heard it in English and because of that the communication became very easy and this is an amazing aspect about technology."

PM Modi also said that this one episode of Man vs Wild helped him reach out to a massive number of young people across the globe who follow the programme.

The Man vs Wild episode featuring PM Modi was aired on August 12 and has been viewed by a record number of audiences. The episode was shot at the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand where PM Modi went on a short adventure trip with Bear Grylls.

The huge hype surrounding the Discovery show translated into massive numbers as the special episode aired on August 12 recorded highest-ever ratings in the infotainment genre and catapulted Discovery channel (3.05 million impressions) to No. 3 position for the week, just behind Star Plus (3.67 million impressions) and Zee TV (3.3 million impressions).

PM Modi showed the nature-loving side of his personality as he walked with Grylls, travelled in a raft and even helped the latter make a spear.

PM Modi on Monday became the second world leader after then US President Barack Obama to feature of the hit show where the host takes viewers on a wild journey into nature reserves.