"She had broken up with me over a phone call and when I had asked her if we could talk about it face to face, she replied saying, 'I am at the peak of my career. I don't wish to be in this relationship anymore and as it is I am detached, what is left to talk about?' That was a sudden shock to me..." Manish wrote in an open letter for his ex-girlfriend and ex Bigg Boss 12 contestant Srishty Rode.
Remember Bigg Boss 12 contestant Srishty Rode? The popular Television actress who grabbed a lot of eyeballs inside the Bigg Boss house, for a number of reasons, including her growing closeness with co-contestant Rohit Suchanti and her relationship with her (now) ex-boyfriend Manish Naggdev. While she was still a participant on the controversial reality show, Srishty was often seen talking to others, worried about how her equation with Rohit inside the house may impact her relationship with her then boyfriend Manish.
In fact, it was also reported back then that Srishty Rode and Manish Naggdev were engaged and were to tie the knot as well. However, things changed once she got evicted from the Bigg Boss house as her relationship with Manish went kaput soon after. While nobody knew exactly what happened there, neither Srishty not Manish had spoken about their break-up in public-- until now.
In his recent Instagram post, Manish Naggdev opened up about his bitter break up with Srishty Rode and revealed some shocking details about the same. In his open letter of sorts, Manish has claimed that he was used and manipulated for professional gains. He also went on to reveal that Srishty broke up with him over a phone call, without giving him a proper closure.
Here's what his open letter read:
1. 'Pichli baar pyaar mein likha tha, is baar hosh mein likh raha hoon'
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"Pichli baar pyaar mein likha tha, is baar hosh mein likh raha hoon.
My dear fans, supportors and followers you must be wondering about my silence about my life in the last few months and now, while reading this u must be cutious, why now?
so let me tell you- I decided to express my feelings about the anguish that I have gone through openly today despite being expected to 'man-up' and stay silent because even if some people think I am stupid to talk about it please don’t forget man just like women have deep feelings. Men- just like women have deep feelings.
I expect anyone reading this confession to be brave and speak up about their feelings and pain, because nobodu- be it a man or a woman has the right to play with anyone's affection, feelings or emotions.
To those who misuse this freedom and take advantage of another person's live, Please stop doing it now and strive to grow greater from withim because it hurts others-real bad. It could even change the entire course of their life by limiting them from becoming as accomplished as they could have ever become.
The real issue is that these days there are people, who to advance their career and personal agendas step on others and their work, jobs, relationships and emotions to fulfill their own ambitions and hunger for vanity."
2. 'I am at the peak of my career I don't wish to be in this relationship anymore'
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"I have reached my tipping point today and I am tired of avoiding my family, relatives and fans, I didn't speak to you before about this because I was still unsure until recently about the status of my relationship with my partner.
But what can I do? She hadn't given me a proper closure after a 7 year relationship in which I involved her in every aspect of my life, family and my personal career.
She had broken up with me over a phone call and when I had asked her if we could talk about it face to face, She replied, "I am at the peak of my career I don't wish to be in this relationship anymore & as it is I am detached, what is left to talk about?"
3. 'Don't you think, the least I deserved was a proper closure?'
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"That was a sudden shock to me. How could my fiance break the relationship which was heading towards marriage, over a single phone call?
After that there was complete silence from her side forever.
Don't you think, the least I deserved was a proper closure?
Now after 6 months of suffering and trying to move on from the teible experience and wondering what I did wrong, I started connecting the dots. My friends and lvoed ones helped me see the obvious pattern in her actions by giving me a third person's unbiased view, for which I am thankful because people usually lose this ability when they are in pain."
4. I was the one who handeld all her social media accounts and all the communication with the media when she was in Bigg Boss
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"So this just happened yesterday while I was sitting with a mutual friend of ours after a very long time and it shattered me to know how he had this false information of me breaking up with her/leaving her/ Like seriously? You think the person who for those three months put his life on hold and only concentrated on strategizing her PR, marketing, making her a brand, promoting her while she was inside the Bigg Boss house to eventually make her win. Went all out to fight, argue with all other celebs, fandoms, stood for my girl and gave interviews about how I trusted her and all the allegations on her and her relationship inside are baseless. Revisiting and thinking about all this only makes me feel how stupid I was to make her my life’s only priority. I was the one who handeld all her social media accounts and all the communication with the media.
In the end there was not even a simple thank you or any sign of gratefulness not just to me but to any friend of ours who stood for her while she was inside the bigg boss house despite me requesting her to do that."
5. 'I was the one who was manipulated and used for professional gains'
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"I was the one who was manipulated and used for professional gains. My feelsing were played with, my skills, personal efforts, hard work, network and connections were used to the maximum for her own success.
I am sure there are many like me out there who have been manipulated and used strategically by their partners to achieve their own ambitious goals.
And I want to tell them this: Don’t be the victim of manipulation, speak the truth and don’t let the manipulators destroy you or your life just because you are silent.
The man or woman you choose to be your partner effects everything in your life: your mental health, your peace of mind, your love inside of you, your happiness, how you get through tragedies, your success, how your children will be raised and much more. Choose wisely. Thank you and stay blessed! PS: Not all men are dogs." (sic)
(All images via Manish Naggdev/Instagram)
