Elon Musk, don't make not having a blue tick on Twitter the new cool: Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath said Elon Musk's move to offer the blue tick on subscription may end up discouraging users from opting for it.

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath on Wednesday spoke up against Elon Musk's decision to offer blue ticks or the verified badge on Twitter on subscription for $8 per month. Kamath, whose profile is verified, said that the move may make not having a blue tick "the new cool" because now, anyone can buy it and it will not be regarded as an exclusive feature available to only a fraction of Twitter users.

"When you make exclusivity publicly accessible, it's no longer exclusivity," the co-founder of the country's largest stock broking site tweeted. Then tagging the "Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator", Kamath wrote, "Elon Musk, don't make not having a verified badge the new cool (for Twitter's sake)."

When you make exclusivity publicly accessible, it's no longer exclusivity.@elonmusk dont make not having a verified badge the new cool(for twitters sake) ...

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— Nikhil Kamath (@nikhilkamathcio) November 9, 2022

Interestingly, Nikhil Kamath has been in Musk's favour ever since he made his bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion. When the social media site's board resisted the offer, Kamath -- who claimed to be a Twitter shareholder -- tweeted, "As a Twitter shareholder, what's the issue board? Someone just offered to pay 50 per cent more for our investment which has been languishing at $35 until Elon Musk came by. Why fight a good thing, who is he hurting?"

As a Twitter shareholder, whats the issue board? Someone just offered to pay 50 percent more for our investment which has been languishing at $35 until @elonmusk came by.
Why fight a good thing, who is he hurting?

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— Nikhil Kamath (@nikhilkamathcio) April 19, 2022

Meanwhile, the blue tick subscription on Twitter has so far been rolled out in Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand. The tech billionaire added that Twitter Blue would be rolled out in India in less than a month.

Read more: Elon Musk sells nearly $4 billion in Tesla stock: SEC filing