As Jay Shetty, the popular motivational speaker continues to reel under allegations of plagiarism, a fresh splash of accusations has been levied against him. According to a tweet by stand up comedian, Sanjay Manaktala, the former monk stole his Facebook post and used it for one of his YouTube videos. Sanjay shared a screenshot of the post which is a motivational talk he wrote along with author Varun Agarwal. He shared it with the scripted video by Jay Shetty where he is seen talking to a group of school children. In the video, Jay poses as a speaker trying to motivate young students to follow their dreams and not come under the pressure of society. Jay Shetty May Have Subtly Acknowledged Nicole Arbour's Plagiarism Accusations; These Recent Quotes He Tweeted Say So.

Sanjay Manaktala tweeted the screenshot with the caption, "The one where @varun067 and I spent much of our time making content to motivate the techie/engineering youth, and meditative influencers who earn $100K speaking fees lie about where they got it." Who is Jay Shetty and What’s His Net Worth? Everything About the Internet Personality Embroiled in Plagiarism Row.

Here is Sanjay Manaktala's Tweet:

Jay Shetty came under the fire after comedian and internet celebrity Nicole Arbour claimed that Jay's lifts content for his talks from different sources. She said that his motivational talks are not self-written but lifted from famous people's social media posts. In a voice note, she said, "After two years of stealing quotes and motivational speeches and everyone's materials, Jay got himself into the Forbes 30 under 30 list. It's not like he reposts the meme... he crops their name and puts 'Jay Shetty'". Nicole Arbour says that several influential people have come forward and told her that he has stolen their quotes too, however they did not want to go public about it.

Jay's advises and talks were quick to strike a chord with the internet audience after he launched his video channel in 2016. He has garnered over four billion and has over 20 million followers globally. Jay's website states: After meeting a monk when he was 18, Jay started redefining success for himself. A former monk himself, he now wants to serve people and is against the ideas of money, fame and power. He graduated with a 1st class BSc (Hons) Degree in Behavioral Science from Cass Business School.

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