Your brother has stolen all money: BharatPe CEO hits back at Ashneer’s sister

The ‘war of words’ between BharatPe and Ashneer Grover took an ugly turn when an argument broke out over an employee's post on LinkedIn alleging unpaid salaries.

An IT associate at BharatPe on Wednesday wrote on LinkedIn that he and other staffers had not received their salaries for March.

"We were with BharatPe ever since the company started and now we are nowhere because of your internal politics," Karan Sarki wrote, tagging BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer and co-founders Ashneer Grover and Shashvat Nakrani.

Saraki claimed that BharatPe had also not reimbursed them for the money they spent out of their pockets for the company's small expenses, while also claiming that BharatPe's oldest administration staff were terminated without reason and their salaries were not paid.

"We are poor people and have our houses to run, small kids to take care of," he added. "All the staff of BharatPe are enjoying office -paid trip to Goa and we employees are fighting for salaries and jobs. What kind of leaders you are."

Dhananjay Kumar, one of BharatPe's former admin employees, said: "My mother is suffering from Lung Disease and is hospitalised. Please give our dues and ESOPs (employee stock ownership plan) back."Grover asked Sameer to look into the matter. "Not done," he said. "Their salaries have to be paid first before anything."

The conversation was also joined by Ashneer Grover's sister Aashima Grover, describing BharatPe's top management as a "shameless bunch".

Sameer hit back at her for her remark. "Tere bhai ne saara paisa chura liya (your brother stole all the money). Very little left to pay salaries."

After the LinkedIn conversation was widely shared on the internet, BharatPe said all its employees have been paid their March salary in full.

“BharatPe strongly denies any social media comments which suggest that the company has not paid salaries to its employees. All the employees of the company have been paid their March salary in full," the company said in a statement.

"As per the company policy, employees serving their notice period will receive their full and final settlement amount in the due course as per company policy.”

Suhail was criticised for his comment on LinkedIn. "I can't believe a 'CEO' of your stature answering with such brazenness," said Binod Acharya, a business manager. "I feel like you're trying to score some personal points here trying to be sarcastic or ironic."