Ruma was the original wife of King Sugreev, king of vanarraaj Kishkinda She is mentioned
in Book IV (Kishkindha Kanda) o Ramayan and as per the legend, Ruma and Sugriva fell in
love with each other and decided to get married. Ruma’s father however did not approve of
the alliance, so Sugreeva sought Hanuman’s aid and abducted Ruma and they married soon
after. The couple was separated when Vali returned from the battle and forcibly took away
Ruma from Sugreev after the royal misunderstanding. Later, the fact that King Vāli was not
releasing Rum to Sugveer despite pleas from Tara became the primary justification for Lord
Ram to support Sugveer and slay King Vāli. This is probably the only time Lord Ram erred
in the eyes of his followers. That he assassinated Vali from the shades rather than from the
front is something the writers of Ramayan have not been able to justify. The epic says Vali
was power drunk and had to be perished and he was such a great warrior that the only way to
win him was deceit. Unfortunately, the epic has no mention of how Ruma perceived her
abduction and Vali’s assassination. There is no mention of how she accepted Tara in her life
and later, when Sugveer strays after being crowned the king a second time.