Salman Khan addressed Ashneer Grover directly on Bigg Boss stage, pointing out discrepancies in the remarks the latter made about him during a podcast about his stint as Bharat Pe's brand ambassador.
Earlier this month, Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain were reportedly stopped at the Delhi international airport due to a lookout circular issued against them in connection with the alleged fraud at the fintech firm.
Ashneer Grover said, "Such clarity and passion for food - no wonder they are the biggest brand in food business."
When asked about how he liked being famous, Ashneer Grover replied, "Apart from the fact that I had to lose weight, I love it."
"It took me nine years to figure out that I wanted to become an entrepreneur and to be comfortable enough to make that jump. But people who do that right out of college, hats off to them," Ashneer Grover said.
According to reports, Ashneer Grover allegedly sold each pass for at least 750 dirhams (approximately Rs 15,000) and in the process, made several crores, which were allegedly deposited in a Dubai account.
Grover once again targets company chairman Rajnish Kumar, asking why the investigation did not remain confidential
For all the dissing Bharat Pe has received over the last few weeks, we have yet to hear a murmur of disapproval from its major investors which include heavyweights like Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital and Tiger Global
BharatPe is in the eye of the storm with the recent controversy with its founder Ashneer Grover regarding his personal conduct with Kotak Bank, which led to his leave of absence till March 31. CEO of BharatPe Suhail Sameer, in an exclusive interview to Nisha Poddar, shares that the Board is united in taking action on Grover’s matter and is also reviewing internal governance processes across the business, which should be completed by March 31 when Ashneer’s leave of absence ends.
The digital payment aggregators will also hand hold the street vendors by performing penny drop transactions and any further support that is required to accept and pay digitally.