Sooraj is gentle and soft-hearted person- Janvi Taurakhia

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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USA: Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart… At the moment, the most perplexed girl in Mumbai is Janvi Taurakhia. She was in a long-term relationship with the Sooraj Panscholi. And she never encountered the violent abusive man who stands accused of abetting Jiah Khan's suicide.

Speaking exclusively Janvi says, "It's like reading and hearing about another person altogether. Of course my heart goes out to Jiah's family. But I couldn't believe they were talking about Sooraj! This Sooraj who is supposed to have done these awful things to that poor girl is not the Sooraj I know. My Sooraj is incapable of violence against anyone. He hates any kind of confrontation. Whenever we fought I was the one who was more aggressive. He would quietly leave the room. If he's angry or upset, he likes to be on his own to work his way out of the problem."

Although they broke up, Janvi says she and Sooraj are the best of friends even today. 'And not just Sooraj. I am very fond of Aditya Uncle and Zarina Aunty. They are like family to me and my mother."

When asked pointblank if Sooraj ever ill-treated her, Janvi promptly says, "Noooo!! Never! Do you think I'd have been with him for nearly six years if he ever did anything like that? When I read the news accusing him of physical abuse and what-not, I was too shocked for words. Sooraj can never behave like this."

Defending her former boyfriend passionately, Janvi says, "I don't think any girl knows him better than I do. It's impossible to dislike Sooraj. We were friends for the longest time from even before we started dating. Even after we broke up we were friends. Our families are also close. My mom loves Sooraj like her own son. When he would come home she would cook for him. Sooraj's biggest weakness is his over-emotional nature. He gets upset by any hint of unpleasantness. To inflict pain or violence is unthinkable for him. He is one of the most soft-hearted souls I know. He not only treats his parents, sister and close friends with utmost love and affection, he treats even his domestic help, staff and driver like family. When he goes for movies he takes his staff along."

Janvi is appalled at the thought of Sooraj spending time in jail. "I can't even begin to imagine how he is coping with all this. He may look very macho but he is a baby inside. Even if you say something hurtful to him he would get upset. I can give this to you in writing. Sooraj is not capable of violent or abusive behaviour. All of us his friends would vouch that. All his friends are shocked. Of course he has a temper. We all do. But he never hits or abuses anyone. Between the two, I'd get more aggressive. He would run far away from any conflict. One of the reasons we would fight is, he would never respond to my anger."

Janvi has only prayers for Sooraj. "Today I may not be in love with Sooraj. But I love the person that he is. I don't think Sooraj had any inkling of what Jiah was going to do. Knowing him the way I do, he'd have never allowed it. It's very unfortunate that he's caught in this situation. I just can't stop thinking of how he must be coping."

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