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Amit Shah Switches to Zoho Mail, Shares New Email
Amit Shah's switch to Zoho Mail highlights the government’s push for digital self-reliance amid trade tensions and growing data privacy concerns, with wider adoption expected soon.
On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on X that he has switched to Zoho Mail and shared his new official email for future correspondence.
Amid the government's 'Digital Swadeshi' push, rising US trade pressures and tariffs as high as 50% have intensified the atmanirbhar Bharat drive to reduce foreign technology reliance.
Amit Shah's 23-word post on X quoted, saying 'Hello everyone, I have switched to Zoho Mail...', was widely read as a Trump-like, theatrical announcement.
Within minutes, the post began trending and was hailed by BJP supporters as a 'nationalist nudge' while critics called it political theatre, and Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu thanked Shah as a proud moment for Indian engineers.
Recently, the Education Ministry directed officials to use Zoho Office Suite, and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw moved to Zoho last month, signaling broader government adoption.