There is a famous proverb, Ghar ka Bhedi Lanka Dhaaye. That the one close to you can destroy you like how Lanka was destroyed by Vibhishana helping Rama kill his brother Ravana. Many people accuse Vibhishana of betraying his brother and just looking for the throne. They think Vibhishana did not follow his dharma and rather hold up Drona and Karna as examples that should be followed.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Firstly, Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 37 says this about Sri Rama,
rΔmo vigrahavΔn dharmaαΈ₯ sΔdhuαΈ₯ satya parΔkramaαΈ₯ | rΔjΔ sarvasya lokasya devΔnΔm iva vΔsavaαΈ₯ || 3-37-13 Rama is the embodiment of righteousness, he is an equable person with truthfulness as his valour, and as with Indra to all gods he is the king of entire world.
Rama is the very image of Dharma. He is also called Dharmatma in preceding slokas.
So if there was any Adharma in what Vibhishana did Sri Rama would never have accepted his service. Even Kartavirya Arjuna defeated Ravana but only Sri Rama could defeat Ravana with the right means, right situation, right reason, and right mindness. To follow perfect Dharma and execute Ravana only Rama could do. So this saying casts aspersions on the Lord that He supported Adharma.
Since Rama is Dharma-vigraha what Vibhishana did is automatically upheld, else it casts aspersions on the Lord Himself.
Then what does Ramayana really say about family relations? It is heavily misunderstood.
Family relations are to uphold Dharma always. Lakshmana did perfect service to Rama because his brother was Dharmatma. Vibhishana also helped Ravana only. He tried to advise Ravana till the last minute. However when Ravana did not mend his ways, Vibhishana helped put Ravana out of his body so that he does not accrue more sins in that body. This too is an act of mercy only.
You have to be Lakshmana when your brother is Rama but with a brother like Ravana the right thing is to oppose them. Besides, Rama listened to Lakshmana's advice while Ravana never listened to Vibhishana which is why he was destroyed.
For example, there is an incident where Rama gets very angry after Sita Mata's abduction. The following happens. (I have excluded the Sanskrit for brevity)
Lakshmana on seeing Rama who is searing and careworn owing to the abduction of Seetha, blazing like the doomsday inferno, twinned with the notion of rendering the worlds into nonentity, kenning at his stringed bow, keen to blaze away entire universe, suspiring again and aga
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