Stock Expert Claims Meesho Needs ‘Rs 480 Crore For AI Salaries’: ‘Self-respect Over Money. Won't Delete It’

A stock expert recently grabbed attention online after he posted a comment about Meesho’s spending on its machine learning and AI team. Parth Goyal mentioned that the company need over Rs 480 Crore to pay salaries for that department, which quickly sparked discussions across social media. The story took a bigger turn when Parth later shared another update saying that he values his self-respect more than any payment, after someone asked him to remove his earlier post.

However, the analyst responded that he cannot take down the post because it did not feel right to him, even if their offer was tempting.

Stock Expert’s Post On Meesho Sparks Buzz

Taking to X (Formerly Twitter), Parth Goyal first posted an Excel sheet of Meesho, where the company had

mentioned they needed a certain amount to pay the salaries of its AI team. In a joking tone, Goyal wrote, “Meesho ko 480 crore chahiye to pay salaries of their machine learning and AI team. Wah bete mauj kardi.”

In his follow up tweet, Parth added, “Let the truth prevail. Self-respect over money any day.” He also shared a screenshot of a chat with someone who had asked him to delete his earlier tweet, but Parth politely replied, “I won’t be able to delete the Meesho tweet. Yeah, the money might be good but I believe it goes against my ethics, so I’d prefer not to.”

Let the truth prevail.

Self-respect over money any day. https://t.co/fU0EyK8I4g pic.twitter.com/3C0JeL30U2

— Parth Goyal (@StocksRoyale1) November 28, 2025

Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “Bravo, now we can count on you as an ‘Honest and fearless’ social media influencer.”

Another shared, “The money they were offering wasn’t enough, so I’d rather post and get social media clout faking how righteous I am.”

“Flipkart’s next level smear campaign strategy, take notes folks,” a comment read.

An individual stated, “Almost 200k views on your post, it’s not respect over money. It’s money over money.”

Another mentioned, “Do it, brother. Ask for 50–60k and see if your name shows up in their updated sheet.”

One more added, “You’re publicising your ethical act is an oxymoron.”

Meesho Prepares For Major IPO Launch

Meesho is set to launch its biggest IPO next week. The company plans to raise Rs 5421.2 Crore through fresh shares and an Offer for Sale, where current investors will sell some of their shares. The price range for the IPO has been set at Rs 105 to Rs 111 per share. If everything goes as planned, the company’s shares will be listed on the stock markets on December 10, following the share allotment process on December 8.