India, May 26 -- Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched his memoir about his experiences with Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, offering a glimpse into his 35-year association with the Prime Minister, and one story in particular drew laughs - the day a roomful of BJP leaders had no idea what an email ID was.

Speaking at the book launch, Chouhan recalled an early meeting in Madhya Pradesh, purportedly in the 1990s, when Narendra Modi had visited the state as the party's state affairs in-charge.

A gathering had been called to prepare for elections, and Modi turned to the room and asked a simple question, 'who has an email ID?', said Chouhan.

The response was silence, said the former Madhya Pradesh CM. "People started looking ...