From watching today episode I understand why Eklavya is so bitter and angry. No one acknowledges him as Eklavya they are still looking at him as Ansh. It must be so painful to not have an identity of your own, but to be whoever you are as a person snatched away from you, and the people around you force you into this mould of a dead person. đ
He just wants to be told he is eklavya. I think Tulsi's remarks to him about him being ansh has hurt him the most, more than the rape accusation. Because he spent his whole life carving his own image and then KT's one stupid accusation erased away his identity. What scared him and broke his heart is how no one ever acknowledged his own separate existance from his father. đ
Tulsi's stupid fear that if eku doesnt get his love he will become ansh, but eku didnt become ansh and was happy for KT and Laksh. Tulsi's other fear that if he finds out about his father death, he will become ansh again, but eku surprised her more by taking a bullet for her risking his life and throwing Bhoomi in prison. Tulsi never had faith in his character from the start, her stupid fears that one bad news would turn eku into ansh was her dumbest mistake. She never believed that eklavya had the ability to handle bad news that he was a strong enough person to acknowledge the past, deal with loss and move on in life. đ
I guess being accused of rape and told you are ansh over and over again was the last straw. Eklavya has realized that he doesnt have his own identity that no matter how hard he tries people will always see him as ansh, so why fight it anymore might aswell become what people are constantly accusing him of being. So I dont think it was accusation of rape that destroyed him, but the constant reminder of a dark shadow that looms over his head and how he can never walk away from it. đ