Originally posted by: Varnita.
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I dont think Manthra was that bad as a mother Janu! Though she made her life hell after marriage but I think she was not that bad originally! Kaikayi was so good originally, She had so much love and care inside her..She is grown up wonderfully and is being taught good values and atticates a princess should have! She was a warrior too and had enough courage to make a vow that "she will be the reason for the banishment of all demons" for which i think the credit goes to her 7 brothers 😳 Kaikayi's own mother was bad for what she has done with her husband but I think Manthra was a good mom originally!
It was just her over care for Kaikayi which made her like that after marriage and may be she was insecure that kaikayi started loving Kaushalya and Sumitra more that her...May be! 😕
Yeah, Manthara may not have been a bad mother figure for Kaikeyi, but I think she interfered too much in Kaikeyi's life after marriage. After all, when we're married our parents do not interfere in our life, right? Likewise Manthara should have let Kaikeyi take some decisions on her own.
Also, it is true that Kaikeyi was a great lady who was full of motherly love and affection, but she was also said to be a bit proud.

RS Ramayan and AS Ramayan portray Kaikeyi to be a bit too giddy and happy, which is not totally wrong as she was a very kind person also, but Valmiki Ramayan writes Kaikeyi's character as a bit proud and vain at times. She was respectful to Kaushalya and Sumitra, but she was proud of her beauty and her position as Dashrath's favorite queen, and sometimes her attitude hurt Kaushalya and Sumitra. It is written by Valmiki that Kaushalya and Sumitra were the best of friends but both were slightly distant from Kaikeyi because she was possessive of Dashrath. At the same time, she was also a nice lady and loved Ram like her own son.
So Kaikeyi was not quite as all loving as RSR and ASR portray her to be, but she's nowhere near as cruel and wicked as Sagar Pictures is showing her.
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