“Respect is everything”
Last week we told you that MM had been placated, after she gave vent to her anger at being “abandoned”. The issue at stake, according to MM, is that a nikah was solemnized about two years ago, with a member of The Man of Steel’s sanctum sanctorum, second time for both of them, with MM having been divorced many moons ago, while the gent has a first wife. This was known to MM, and whilst espousing women’s rights, she chose to be a willing second wife to a man with a spouse. MM claims that the nikah was kept secret for months, until the news leaked. Sources say that when her husband did not own up to the nikah, MM sent news of it to his family. Thereafter, it appeared to be a tussle for recognition according to MM, and as per sources, her pecuniary rights as a wife.
The very same sources say that MM has been given her due, according to her husband and that upwards of Rs 120 million has been paid out. MM denies this, saying that she has received nothing more than “a simple necklace”.
The matter has been complicated with partisans jumping into the fray on both sides. MM has sympathisers in the Premier’s circle, while her husband has his own group of defenders. The matter degenerated and came into the public domain when MM began tweeting her disgruntlement, leading to a fight with another woman minister and commentary on talk shows etc. The Premier is then said to have taken matters in hand, and went the extra mile to try and placate her, but his group is consistently of the opinion that she needs to get her due, before she lets up. The other party is adamant that they have met their pecuniary obligations and will do no more. MM believes that “respect is everything. Think of what’s goin (sic) on right now objectively”.