EY Employee Death: Nirmala Sitharaman Calls For 'Stress Management Lessons'

Chennai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for stress management lessons in colleges and universities following the outrage on the death of a 26-year-old EY Pune employee who allegedly died due to excessive workload.

While speaking at an event at a college in Chennai Sitharaman was heard saying "was discussing an issue that is in the news for the past two days…a woman who had studied CA well, unable to cope with the work pressure, two-three days ago we received some news — she died unable to cope up with the pressure.”

She referred to the death of the EY employee without naming her or the company.

The finance minister also emphasized the strength to handle pressure can be achieved through divinity.

“Believe in God, we need to have God's grace. Seek God and learn good discipline. Your Atma shakti will grow only from this. The inner strength will come only with growing Atma shakti…Educational institutions should bring in divinity and spirituality. Then only will our children get the inner strength. It will help in their progress and the country. That is my strong belief,” she added.
 

Sebastian's death has reignited the debate on overwork and toxicity at workplaces in corporate sector and businesses across the country.