But for Kalki's Glorification of RRC and Kundavi, what would have been the perspective?.
The effecto of PS is so much that we cant even think of some alternative atleast for the sake of discussion.
I would like to put forth the following view.
1. Uthama was not interested in ascending throne (either on his own or because of other compelling reasons). This was the situation before AKs Murder. Hence he need not be killed.
I don't think this is a religious issue. After all RRC was just another king (however "great" his works might have been) and as open to interpretation as any other person. I never mentioned that RRC eradicated sin... lots of completely unscrupulous kings have built temples and churches and mosques.. that doesn't imply they were good. My point is, as Venkatesh Krishnan mentioned, that the PS version has so captured peoples imagination that they have turned RRC into some sort of deity, not to be questioned. My aim is to give an alternative scenario and see how the more learned members of this group like yourself, Venketesh, Gokul etc can refute it. We will all learn that way, isn't it?:-)