[Letter to Govind Singh]

Summary

A brief typed letter from M. R. Masani, dated 19 February 1980 and sent from Bombay, replying to Govind Singhji of Maihar. Masani acknowledges Govind Singhji’s letter of 15 February, notes with surprise that his own earlier letter of 1 February had not reached its recipient, and encloses a spare copy for reference. The bulk of the letter is logistical: Masani will be in Bombay through March except for a one-day visit to Delhi on 16 March, and he gently discourages Govind Singhji from making the trip to Bombay for this purpose alone, warning that the time and money spent would not be justified.

The more substantive news concerns Swatantra Party matters. Masani reports that Mr. Raju has undertaken to send Govind Singhji the material he requested from the Swatantra Party, and is also extending an invitation to a meeting of former colleagues to be held on 16 March at 10 a.m. at the residence of Mr. D. N. Patodia at N-108, Panchshila Park, New Delhi — a meeting Masani himself has promised to attend. Masani suggests that travelling to Delhi on the 16th could spare Govind Singhji the separate journey to Bombay. The tone throughout is cordial, practical, and characteristic of Masani’s post-Swatantra correspondence with former colleagues from the party’s dissolution years.

Key points

• Letter dated 19 February 1980 from M. R. Masani to Govind Singhji of Maihar, apparently in reply to a letter of 15 February.
• Masani reports that an earlier letter he sent on 1 February had not reached the addressee, and encloses a spare copy.
• Masani will be in Bombay through March apart from a single day in Delhi on 16 March, and discourages a trip to Bombay solely to see him.
• Mr. Raju has undertaken to send Govind Singhji requested Swatantra Party material and to extend an invitation to a meeting of former colleagues.
• The meeting of former Swatantra colleagues is set for 16 March at 10 a.m. at Mr. D. N. Patodia’s residence, N-108, Panchshila Park, New Delhi.
• Masani has already promised to attend the Delhi meeting and suggests Govind Singhji could combine the two purposes into a single Delhi visit.