Whilst
the whole nation, it seems, has been caught unaware in the gory whirlpool of
the Indrani Mukherjee’s spinning tale of the alleged crime of Filicide; one
fails to notice that person who will, without an ounce of doubt, be drowned and
sucked into the whirlpool of this bloody mess will be the second daughter of Indrani
Mukherjees, namely Vidhi Khanna! While an ignorant viewer is busy absorbing the
numerous twists and turns that leaves one with feeling giddy, to say the least;
the ignorant viewer fails to notice Vidhi’s lot. Destiny, it seems, is in the
process of extracting a very heavy price from Vidhi Khanna for having Indrani
Mukherjee as her mother. Whilst any person is innocent, until proven guilty,
despite of compelling evidence thus far, unlike a layman, I will not take the
liberty of pronouncing Indrani Mukherjee guilty for the purpose of this write
up. The evidence is yet to be appreciated by the court of law. However, having
said that, in the context of Vidhi Khanna, the alleged act of Indrani Mukherjee
is worth analysing.
Presuming
if Indrani and her husband are pronounced as guilty eventually, she would not
only be guilty of filicide in context of Sheena Bora but she would also be
guilty of having committed a grievous crime against Vidhi; the crime of
perpetually subjecting her to a deep sense of betrayal and loss, the depth and
nature of which is difficult to gauge at this moment. Even though Vidhi is not
to be held accountable or blamed for the crimes her parents have allegedly committed,
it will be highly difficult, if not impossible, for her to come to terms with
the fact that she is not liable to bear the cross of this social stigma; that
she should not be made to pay the heavy price of perpetually lost social
standing, honour and dignity on account of the crimes her parents have allegedly
committed. However, this calls for a lot of rationalizing which will easily
take a good amount of time, especially in light of the long drawn nature of the
trial process per se.
The
psychological impact of this crime will leave a scar on Vidhi’s heart and mind
forever. It is difficult to imagine oneself in her situation. How would you
feel if you discover that your parents have murdered your sibling whom you
presumed to be your aunt all along? How would you feel if you discover that
your parents’ life was just a façade, a charade, with multiple layers of lies,
betrayals and fabrications at every step? How would you feel if you wake up one
day only to read your mother having been labelled as an ambitious, vindictive,
greedy, self-centred and murderous witch? What would you go through if both
your parents are behind the bar and you are left dazzled and confused on
account of numerous versions and counter versions of the alleged nature of
their crime. It is difficult to answer all these questions. Vidhi is the best
person to answer these questions!
It
is worth viewing this video in which you see a clip of Vidhi attending Bandra
Court:
The
expression on Vidhi’s face when she is being let into the court room while
simultaneously being pushed and shoved by reporters who are falling over each
other to get her byte would certainly elicit pity if one looks at her without
being prejudiced on account of her parent’s alleged acts. It is an expression which
reflects fear, confusion and embarrassment e at the same time.
It
is difficult to ascertain what remains in store for Vidhi. The path is
certainly long and thorny. It is difficult to ascertain how she will handle
this. The least that the media and society can do is not make her the scapegoat
for she has a lot to handle already!
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