Ernst & Young India chairman Rajiv Memani’s email to staff addressing the death of Anna Sebastian Perayil has been leaked online.

India is investigating the work environment at Big Four accounting firm EY, the labour minister said on Thursday, after the death of a 26-year-old associate worker was blamed on stress by her mother who demanded accountability.

An email sent by Ernst & Young (EY) India Chairman Rajiv Memani addressing the tragic death of Anna Sebastian Perayil, a young employee, has reportedly been leaked online. The incident has sparked widespread debate and criticism regarding workplace conditions at the company.

Here's everything you need to know about the 26-year-old chartered accountant, Anna Sebastian Perail's death due to work pressure in her office, EY India.

EY India Chairman Rajiv Memani expressed regret for not attending the 26-year-old employee’s funeral, whose death is alleged to be the stress caused by work, reported the news agency PTI on Friday.

In a LinkedIn post on Thursday evening, Memani shared his profound sadness over Anna's passing and acknowledged the unimaginable grief experienced by her mother, Anita Augustine

Anna Sebastian Perayil died in July and was overworked with a “backbreaking” load as a new employee, which affected her “physically, emotionally, and mentally”, her mother Anita Augustine wrote in a letter to EY’s India chairman which went viral on social media.

Anna’s mother in the letter to Memani said that the workload, new environment and long hours took a toll on her physically, emotionally and mentally

EY Chairman Rajiv Memani expressed deep sorrow and emphasised employee well-being. Following Anna's death, her mother, Anita Augustine, has written to Memani seeking justice and calling for organisational reforms to improve workplace conditions.