No more WhatsApp as RSS switches to desi Arattai for messaging 

The Swadeshi wave is catching up fast. After union ministers Amit Shah, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Dharmendra Pradhan announced that they were switching to indigenous office platform Zoho, the RSS has made a shift too.

The ruling party's ideological mentor on Sunday said it was switching to Arattai, the Indian messaging app for all official and practical purposes.

This implies the RSS will no longer make official communication on WhatsApp.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed all official machinery to use local platforms for work.

In his 79th Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for digital sovereignty and urged researchers to develop indigenous platforms.

Modi called on the youth to develop India’s own social media platforms and digital infrastructure, ensuring that communication, data, and technological ecosystems remain secure and independent, reinforcing India’s digital autonomy.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has also echoed PM's self-reliance push.