Zerodha exec calls Nikhil Kamath ‘better looking’, Kamath brothers’ hilarious X exchange goes viral
A light-hearted exchange between Zerodha co-founders Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath has amused social media users after a mix-up over their photographs turned into playful sibling banter.Internet found the brothers’ playful back-and-forth relatable.The exchange began after an X user pointed out that a post about Nithin Kamath featured a photograph of his younger brother Nikhil Kamath. The mix-up soon caught the attention of Dinesh Pai, VP of Zerodha Online, who decided to add his own take to the confusion.”Dont tell Nithin I said this, but Nikhil is better looking. Natural choice for these posts,” Pai wrote in a reply.Nithin Kamath then joined the conversation, turning the apparent photo mix-up into a joke about his team favouring his younger brother.”Just found out that a disloyal member on my team thinks @nikhilkamathcio is much more handsome than me, so I decided to change the photo on the website to just keep Nik under my name,” Nithin wrote on X, sharing a screenshot showing Nikhil’s photograph on a profile section of Zerodha’s website.(Also Read: Nikhil Kamath questioned over MBA remark at Columbia Business School: ‘If you didn’t see value, why would you be here?’)Social media reactionsThe exchange quickly drew reactions from X users, many of whom found the brothers’ playful back-and-forth relatable.One user wrote, “Typical elder/younger bro dynamic hahah.””That is an elite level of workplace insecurity. Turning a harmless compliment into a website redesign might be the most creative response possible,” commented another.”Classic move. My brother and I swapped profile pics at work once and it took three weeks for anyone to notice,” shared a third user.”Nithin, brutal way to discover that your biggest competitor was sitting right next to you all along,” jokingly wrote another.”This is such a wholesome vibe. Even though my skeptical side thinks it as a planned marketing ploy, it’s nonetheless a delightful exchange of banter,” wrote one user.
