Ram is a melting pot of effective chauvinism, brilliant posturing and meri pant bhi sexy hai applied narcissism. Hypocrisy toh ah ha!!!*chefkiss*
I'd defend a confused ML, who's taken by a decent FL and accept THAT as a karma for the despicable sidey. And then he mans up, goes to the sidey and tells her that "khatam bye bye tata goodbye gaya" it's not you it's me. 
But this requires no defense; this is a new world order, made by Ram, for Ram and the rules just keep evolving because Ram is ever prospering. 
Disclaimer: I'm raya fan and I don't mean disrespect towards any actor or care, but as far as characters go, Priya might be foolish but Ram is utterly ignorant and unless I'm being paid in chi ching, I won't question any itv FL because they hardly get to the point of having a life outside the ML. also men*urgh*