![]() She has therefore recoursed to the use of opium. Ruqaiyya, who was never in the same league as Mahamanga, has been unable to emotionally "control" Salim, tied as he is strongly to his own mother. She achieved her mission covertly without anyone being able to point any fingers at her. Mahamanga was astute enough to NOT require any drugs to control Jalal. In Jodha Akbar itself, the mother figure, Mahamanga, (a foster mother, not even a stepmother) emotionally brainwashed a young Jalal and kept him under her control by making him feel eternally grateful to her for her services. Cindrella's stepmother used her as a maid. Snow White's stepmother sought to kill her out of sheer jealousy of her beauty. ![]() Devavrata took the terrible oath of lifelong celibacy to become Bheeshma so that the children born to his stepmother Satyawati could become Kuru heirs. It was a motherly figure Kaikeyi who got Sri Rama banished for 14 long years so that her son could become the heir. And stepmothers have been known to be evil since ages in literature, mythology, folklore and cultural traditions. But, Ruqaiyya is NOT Salim's biological mother. True, no adult, least of all, a "mother" figure should ever abuse a child's trust or harm a child for his/her own benefit. The incident in itself is shocking and deplorable, especially as it is being shown in excruciating detail at prime time. I was a bit surprised by the shock expressed over Ruqaiyya's initiation of Salim to opium.
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