Zepto's 23-year-old CEO Aadit Palicha posted on social media, "Deepinder started Zomato when I was 5 years old." He added, "I have read all of his blogs and it's a privilege to learn from and compete with Zomato." Palicha said this while alleging that Deepinder made an "inaccurate statement" when he claimed Zepto is losing over ₹2,500 crores per quarter.