Overview
- An internal email alleges RS Ajith, the Chennai zonal head of UCO Bank, created a climate of fear and treated officers like servants rather than professionals.
- The complaint describes repeated denials of emergency leave and threats to mark Leave Without Pay during family crises.
- Examples cited include a branch head told, “Everyone’s mother dies,” after seeking leave following his mother’s death, and a subsequent official letter issued against the officer.
- Other incidents described involve a one-year-old child in the ICU and an officer’s wife needing emergency care, where leave requests were allegedly dismissed with demeaning remarks.
- Users tagging the RBI, the Department of Financial Services, and the Finance Ministry demanded accountability, and as of the latest reports the bank has not addressed the allegations publicly.