India, Aug. 17 -- Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Garg, who became widely known in 2021 after dismissing more than 900 employees during a four-minute Zoom call, is seeking to return as chief executive of New York-headquartered mortgage company Better Home & Finance, which runs ibusiness as Better or Better.com.

Garg was removed from the CEO position earlier this month after Daniel Lewis, who had recently joined Better's board, took over as interim chief executive.

He has disputed the circumstances of his removal and accused Lewis of misleading him about his intentions before assuming control of the company.

"He hoodwinked me," Garg told CNN. "He said he liked the company's strategy. He praised us on X and used that to get on our bo...