The death of their only daughter–Anna Sebastian Perayil–has left her family grappling with a profound loss. The 26-year-old reportedly died from cardiac arrest caused by severe exhaustion due to overwork, as revealed by her family and friends, who emphasised the burden she faced. Her mother Anita Augustine, in her now-viral letter to the top gun of Ernst & Young India, said that it was deeply hurtful that no one even attended her funeral and hoped no other family had to endure what she did. 

In response, the firm’s India chief Rajiv Memani extended condolences and apologised for a company representative not being present at her funeral.