Its hard to believe that he would lose control just like that... this guy is teaching Minnie from the day she met him to control her anger.. to channel her anger constructively.. then why suddenly he is faltering as mentor to his daughter... This time what has triggered him to not exercise his control.. and his belief of following Gandhi's principle..
This guy has rooted through out the show for woman to grow spine and stand against any aggression and disrespect or humiliation then how can he believe in any such disrespect.. I don't think he would go beyond pulling hand and stopping Babita but still that voice and pull had subdued anger enough to create fear in her eyes.. or may be it will spark her rage instead ..there is more to what we have seen of course and I believe this is perhaps to throw some light on Babita's understanding of hanuman .. She needs to see him in his vulnerable condition and perhaps his worst too.. She has seen him broken when he cried on her letter to Imarti.. She has seen those tears in his eyes for food she served him.. but she has not explored this side of him yet.. what is he holding back inside.. that made him say these things to her..
There has to be bigger lesson and purpose of this confrontation otherwise it doesn't justify the teachings that Hanuman wants to inculcate in his Minnie.. I don't want Minnie to see hanuman behaving like this with babes.. but if she sees I feel it will break him more..firstly to fall in eyes of the woman he loves and then the daughter who is his life. watching him in that state... I feel going by creatives amazingly beautiful episodes in past few weeks.. this one will also leave us in tears and more love for hanuman in the end :)
On side note - I m getting attached to this character CVs.. Please don't show any inconsistency in his character.. for me reason of watching this show is Hanuman Singh