Eternal founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has said he asked Albinder Dhindsa, founder and CEO of Blinkit, to step down twice in the period following Zomato’s acquisition of the quick commerce firm, as part of what he described as a hard-edged leadership reset.

Speaking on a video podcast with Raj Shamani, Goyal said the conversations took place soon after the acquisition, when Dhindsa was struggling to adapt to the changes required post-integration.

“Right after we acquired Blinkit, I asked him (Albinder) to leave. I told him, ‘You will not be able to cut it. He said okay. This happened twice during that timeframe, and we started the transition,” Goyal said.

The comments offer a rare public glimpse into how Goyal manages senior leadership transitions at Eternal, the parent of Zomato and Blinkit, particularly in situations where founders or top executives are required to adjust to a new organisational structure after an acquisition.

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