I still maintain Murli was right. I don't deny he was harsh, but he was right. As for JhumRoo's wedding being the only time he has listened to her, that is not the case.
She insisted he go to Delhi alone, albeit for the right reasons. But Murli had wanted her company, she said no, he aquiesced.
She wanted to get drenched in the rain, he said no you'll fall ill. She was adamant, he aquiesced.
He wasn't happy about Murari givign her shagun the first time. She insisted that even if an enemy gives one shagun, one has to accept it. She said it's a 'choti baat'. He wasn't happy but he aquiesced.
She said the JhumRoo marriage was a good thing. He didn't agree. But KamAnsi supported her too, and he aquiesced.
He wasn't too happy about having to give Murari money to settle his debts, she gave him a bashan, he aquiesced.
I'm not saying Bharti has him around her little finger, far from it. But Bharti has been able to convince him on matters past, with good intentions off course. But this time, clearly it's too hard for him to forgive so easily.
Neither am I condoning his attitude with her. But I'm not condoning her either. Fair enough, she probably would have got nowhere comforting him, in which case she should have left him alone and given him the space.
As for the way Murli treated her during their first marriage, we've already established that was wrong. But he's since apologised and trying to make amends. And Bharti for her part has forgiven him and given him another chance. So it would be unfair to fling that in his face now that he's trying to turn over a new leaf.
As far as the lesser of the two evils goes, Just because MridAla's antics may have been less evil than Murari and co doesn't necessarily mean they should have stayed in the house longer. Evil as and when it arises needs to be dealt with. And as far as the story is now, the Evil Trio's scheming hasn't been discovered yet. Had it been discovered first I've no doubt they would have been first out on their heiny in the streets!
MridAla may not have directly killed Rupesh, but as I said they instigated the series of events that led to his death. Just because they are several steps removed from the actual incident doesn't negate the fact that they played their part in it.
Bush and Blair never lifted a gun to the heads of so many innocent children around the world. Doesn't change the fact that they started on a course of events that led to their deaths.
Omar Farooq never actually killed anyone. Doesn't change the fact that he brainwashed enough people to do the job for him.
The Jews themselves never actually persecuted Jesus PBUH, but they created enough noise to ensure other people did it for them.
I don't mean to offend anyone with these examples, neither am I saying that MridAla's actions are on a par with the above. But I'm merely trying to illustrate that just because they didn't pull the trigger doesn't mean that they don't have some responsibility for it.
For my part I would have been happy to see Murari and co get turfed out earlier too, but I guess MridAla leaving will be the catalyst for their unravelling too.
And yes Murari may be a murder by intent, and MridAla not. But I can never forgive Gau for walking away from a burning Bharti. Doesn't matter how you put it, the fact of the matter is she was prepared to let Bharti die. So is she any less evil than Murari?
And on a side note, why do I get the feeling that Murli may have been investigating Murari and co secretly? I feel as if he knows somethings going on and he will be the one to reveal all. He never trusted them from day one, and I think he's been keeping a tab on them.
I could be completely wrong off course. š