Sorry I don't but the upbringing argument. If we all accepted it then tons of criminals would go unpunished and sadly many of them do. Frankly speaking, just to show Raja as junglee they are destroying his good qualities. The slap may be accidental but the strangling was not. By showing the hero get physical with his wife, they are implicitly supporting abuse. :( For a show that started off on the right track on addressing abuse and infanticide, it is noe going in the opposite direction. Village track is no excuse to show despicable behavior.