New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that he has switched to Zoho Mail, the Chennai-based homegrown email service — turning a routine digital update into a full-blown declaration of faith in “Swadeshi tech.”

“Hello everyone, I have switched to Zoho Mail. Kindly note the change in my email address. My new email address is amitshah.bjp@zohomail.in,” Shah posted on X. The 23-word announcement, brisk and direct, was vintage Donald Trump in tone — personal, theatrical and impossible to ignore. ADVERTISEMENT

Shah’s message, posted without the usual bureaucratic wrapping or ministry notification, immediately triggered conversation across tech and political circles. Within minutes, the post began trending, hailed by BJP supporters as a “nationalist nudge” toward Indian

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