India, July 31 -- Karnataka labour minister Santosh Lad termed as "alarming" the massive job cut at at India's largest IT firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which is laying off over 12,000 employees.

TCS announced that it will cut two per cent of its global workforce in the financial year 2025-26, affecting around 12,000 jobs.

"Something unique this is because all of a sudden 12,000 people, that too TCS, is a very huge number. it is an alarming one; our people are talking to them. I will also get to know the reason beyond it. will look into labour law . leniency has always been given to sunrise companies," said Karnataka labour minister Santosh Lad said on Wednesday.

This is one of the biggest job reductions in the company's history...