Originally posted by: --Megha--
I wud still not blame Lakshmi entirely.
Yes toshiji was at fault but u never know what mental state Lakshmi was in? On top of that Subbu was already forcing her to have another child, which she cud not have? So somewhere, lack of proper communication in Subbu's marriage led to all this.
I do not blame anyone for a suicide attempt, because no one knows what mental state they're in, but I do blame Lakshmi for killing Karthik. What she did was not just suicide, it was murder, and for that I have zero sympathy for her. No one is to blame for Karthik's murder but Lakshmi. No mother should ever kill her child for what she's going through. That's purely selfish and cruel. What right did Lakshmi have to dictate whether Karthik should or should not live? Had Lakshmi killed herself only, I may have pitied her, but I hate her character for murdering an innocent baby.
As for Toshiji, I honestly don't blame her at all. She was simply looking out for her own niece, and anyone in her situation would do the same. Yeah, maybe it would have been smarter to talk to Subbu than Lakshmi, but whatever she did, she did to protect her niece. No one thinks that just because you tell a wife her husband is cheating on her, she'll commit suicide. This is not the medieval age after all! 🥱
Honestly, Lakshmi has the biggest blame in all this, though she's already dead. It was simply easier for Subbu and Sujata to blame the Bhallas, rather than facing the truth.