Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Manager said to Shekher, ‘Why didn’t you attend the meeting yesterday?’

The manager asked Shekhar why he had not attended the meeting the day before.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The manager asked Shekhar why he had not attended the meeting the day before.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

• The manager enquired Shekhar why did not he attend the meeting the day before. - The past tense verb "did" is not appropriate in this context, as the manager is asking about something that happened in the past and is still relevant in the present.
• The manager enquired Shekhar that why didn’t he attended the meeting yesterday. - The word "that" is not necessary in indirect speech. The sentence is also grammatically incorrect, as the verb "attended" should be in the past tense.
• The manager asked Shekhar why he did not attend the meeting the previous day. - The word "previous" is not necessary in this context, as the day before is already clear from the context.