Pushpanjali Singh, the Associate Director of Brand, Marketing and Communication at EY, issued a statement on Friday over the death of Anna Sebastian, who worked at EY's Pune office. She said, “long working

Mansukh Mandaviya said, “Be it a white collar job or any worker, whenever a citizen of the country dies, it is natural to be saddened by it.”

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.

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.

Anna Sebastian Perayil, a 26-year-old Ernst and Young employee, died from "work-related stress," according to her father. Despite parental advice to quit, she continued working long hours without adequate sleep or nutrition.

Ashneer Grover's viral story of quitting EY on his first day, citing a toxic work environment and describing employees as "mare huwe" (dead), has gained renewed attention following the tragic death of EY employee Anna Sebastian due to alleged extreme work pressures.

Ashneer Grover's old video, posted a few years ago, talking about his visit to the Ernst & Young office went viral on the social media platform X amid outrage over a 26-year-old employee's death, allegedly due to work-related stress.