Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman faces backlash for suggesting spirituality and inner strength as stress management tools following the death of a young Chartered Accountant. Opposition leaders criticize her remarks as insensitive,

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman responded to Opposition's accusations of "victim shaming" over her remarks on the death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant at Ernst Young (EY).

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks on Anna's death have not gone down well with the people, social media users, and opposition leaders alike

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman responded to accusations of victim shaming after MP Priyanka Chaturvedi criticized her remarks on Anna Sebastian Perayil's death, attributed to work pressure at Ernst & Young.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman advocated for stress management education in colleges following the tragic death of young CA Anna Sebastian Perayil, who faced overwhelming work pressure at EY.

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Sitharaman earlier emphasised the need for inner strength to cope with pressure, which she said can be achieved only through spiritual practices. The remarks ignited backlash.

In the wake of a young EY employee's death, allegedly due to extreme work pressure, FM Sitharaman stirred up a controversy when she opined that families should teach children to cope with stress.

Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the employee's death was due to an inability to handle workplace pressure, which drew sharp criticism from Congress, accusing the Minister of "victim-blaming."

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for stress management lessons to be imparted by colleges and universities that will help increase the students' inner strength, comments made in apparent reference to the death of a young CA professional employed with EY that came under sharp criticism from opposition Congress which described her remarks "outright cruel.