I agree. He found no way other than this to get rid of Patralekha who showed him her level of obsession and delusion in cafe where he failed to control her and make her see the facts. Divorce will be a boon for Pakhi who with the support of Kaku will manipulate Sai and throw her out of his life.
Actually he is serving his own interest .., virat has always been shown a little selfish ..
Today if he reveals all .. then samrat will be coerced by his well wishers ( mom , Shivani ) to leave pakhi ..if samrat rejects pakhi … then the responsibility of settling her may fall on him .. his own guilt will always make him take care of her .. Kaku will try to pair him off with her considering so many of his family hate Sai .. a divorced pakhi will still be a favourable daughter to Kaku ..
But by omitting truth .. he is making it ambiguous.. he is putting pressure on pakhi to accept samrat ..
he has washed his hands away from the mess .. because he cannot do anything… Samrat n paapi will have to talk and decide if they want to continue their marriage .. he has given them his best wishes ..
after Samrat’s agreement .. she belongs to samrat .. and hopefully no more Ladakh , gharchiroli visits will be suggested by immoral elders
By telling only his side of truth Virat saved his bond with Samrat and got freedom from Patralekha .. In addition,he was able to clear his wife’s misconception about Pakhi’s place in his heart.
Virat Chavan today played mindgame and achieved his purpose.