Arattai, Zoho Corporation's homegrown instant messaging app has witnessed a dramatic rise in users following endorsements from senior Union ministers. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently urged citizens to adopt the "swadeshi" platform, describing it as secure and easy to use. His promotion came soon after IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the government's reliance on Zoho's productivity tools in official work. The push has translated into an unprecedented surge in sign-ups. According to Zoho's co-founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu, new registrations rose 100-fold in just three days, climbing from about 3,000 a day to nearly 3,50,000.
Zoho responds to scaling challenge
Vembu said the team is adding infrastructure "on an emergency basis" to handle demand and is pre