1. Armaan did use Mallika and then Jassi to retain his Chairmanship from time to time. However, we can't blame him completely of his ladies were too blinded by love to see his mistakes. Mallika many times refused to believe that Armaan could be cunning: maybe it was her ego, maybe it was trust. Jassi, on the other hand, somewhat hopelessly believed that Armaan would reform someday if only she gave him her unconditional support. She was following Nandu's advice of being like a teacher giving "grace marks" to a weak student in the hope that it would motivate him to do better in the next exam.
2. Armaan had family pressures on him, which Aryan didn't. Armaan was answerable to Puru, Ila and Mallika; Aryan was answerable only to his sister but she neveer asked him much!
3. Conversely, Aryan did not have the kind of family support Armaan had; so maybe he had a right to feel jealous and angry when he saw Armaan messing up.
4. Aryan MIGHT have made a better Chairman; but he would not have the kind of emotional attachment to Gulmohur that Armaan had, because of the above reasons. Aryan tried to sell GM to Purab; I doubt that Armaan would have done the same, no matter how grave the crisis.
5. One thing worth thinking about is WHY Aryan was not popular in the office. Both were equally (in) capable 😃 , so was there something about Aryan's character that put off his employees?
6. Armaan was VERY wron when he tried to sabotage the Sheetal Ambuja contract; in those days he was thinking purely of himself and his ego, and not of Gulmohur.
7. Armaan was as manipulative as Aryan; the saving grace about him is that he acknowledged his mistakes from time to time unlike Aryan who never thought he could be wrong.
One thing I would like to say....hats off to JJKN for creating such debatable topics even when the reruns are being aired. Which other show would arouse such strong reactions in its viewers? 👏