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“After much thinking, I have chosen Aathiyan for my place. He’s the right person, what do you say?” Raja asked his wife.

She took a moment to answer, “It’s your choice, you know better than me,” she answered.

“But still you are their mother, you might have an opinion,”

“What’s there for me to tell. I can’t choose one of our sons. I will never do that,” she says, “Ever since I gave birth to my sons, I was afraid to meet this moment where I need to choose one. I cannot do that."

“I won’t compel you. I had the same thoughts when I was asked to choose one of them and this decision was taken by the royal ministers and people in the court who have watched them grow up.”

“I understand, Aathiyan is our first son, I am so proud to say that I am his mother