India, Oct. 27 -- Anupam Mittal, Shark Tank India judge and founder and CEO of People Group and Shaadi.com, has stirred a debate on X after questioning the "35% salary increment" benchmark demanded by job candidates during negotiations.

In a post on Monday, Mittal mimicked a typical hiring conversation before raising a pointed question: "When can you join? In one month. Salary? 35% increment? Why 35%? Standard hai sir." He then added, "WTF? Ye standard kisne banaya."

The post quickly went viral, sparking a debate on salary hikes and increments.

Hours later, Mittal posted a clarification, saying the real issue was entitlement based on arbitrary numbers, not negotiations themselves.

"The point that most of you geniuses missed is that th...