Agreed. I did realize that I'd have to overlook the fact that humans are partial if I had to write my opinion in this case. So what I did was, I selected the most partial among all.
I'd still say that Kekai did wrong, as, if she was only looking to make her son the king, then she could've done so in a lot more merciful manner. Why 14 years, when 14 days could've done it.
I will have to change my opinion on Lakshman if we consider the alternative version of his story so yep, the story becomes different in that case.
PS: My entry's up in MS-PACC! ;)