Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has assured the parents of Anna Sebastian Perayil, who died due to alleged extreme work pressure at Ernst & Young, that he will fight for better working conditions for professionals in India.

Gandhi assured them that he will fight for this cause in his personal capacity as the Leader of the Opposition.

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.

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.

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.

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke with the parents of Anna Sebastian Perayil, who died due to alleged extreme work pressure at Ernst & Young, and assured them that he will fight for the cause of improving working conditions for professionals in India.

Rahul Gandhi has spoken to the parents of Anna Sebastian, a 26-year-old EY employee who died due to work-related stress. He assured them he would advocate for better working conditions. The All India Professional Congress will launch an awareness movement and helpline for corporate professionals facing similar challenges.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke with the parents of Anna Sebastian Perayil, who died due to alleged extreme work pressure at Ernst & Young, and assured them that he will fight for the cause of improving working conditions for the millions of professionals in India.