After appearing before the Chennai Family Court on Wednesday, actor Ravi Mohan and his estranged wife, Aarti, filed individual petitions. While Ravi stated that he has no intention of continuing the marriage, Aarti sought monthly alimony of Rs 40 lakh.
Earlier, Ravi Mohan had filed a petition seeking divorce, following which the court directed the couple to attend reconciliation sessions. Both had been attending these sessions as instructed.
In the court hearing on May 21, Ravi reiterated his request for divorce and urged the court to reject Aarti’s plea for cohabitation. The judge advised both parties to reconsider their petitions and adjourned the matter until June 12.
Meanwhile, on May 20, Aarti released a statement addressing and clarifying the allegations made against her. She blamed a “third person” for the breakdown of their marriage and questioned why Ravi had waited over a decade to walk out if he felt “stifled.”
She wrote, “None of these are why our marriage suffers. There is a third person in our marriage. What broke us wasn’t something between us – it was someone outside. The ‘light of your life’ brought only darkness to ours. That’s the truth.”
Aarti further claimed she has proof that this “third person” was involved even before the divorce papers were filed.
Ravi Mohan and Aarti, who got married in 2009, have been publicly making allegations against each other as their legal battle continues.
