[Letter to Govind Singh]

Summary

A brief typed letter from Minoo Masani to Govind Singhji of Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, dated 1 February 1980, replying to a letter of 28 January. Masani says he is interested in what his correspondent describes as “your move,” but tells him plainly that he will not be joining in it himself. He nonetheless offers to help by giving whatever guidance he can to the young people involved so that they “go on the right track,” and invites Govind Singhji to send along whatever material he wishes for Masani’s comments.

The letter closes with a small administrative arrangement: Masani says he is asking his Swatantra Party colleague S. V. Raju to forward, under separate cover, copies of the Constitution and manifesto of the Swatantra Party — a gesture of intellectual and organisational orientation for the initiative his correspondent is contemplating. The document is a one-page carbon (marked “MRM:vhb”) and offers a small glimpse of Masani in 1980, several years after the Swatantra Party’s formal dissolution, still functioning as a resource and reference point for younger political actors seeking a liberal footing.

Key points

• One-page typed letter from Minoo Masani (signed “M. R. MASANI”) to Govind Singhji of Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, dated 1 February 1980.
• Replies to Govind Singhji’s letter of 28 January describing some political “move” he is contemplating.
• Masani declines to join the move personally but offers guidance to the young people involved.
• Invites Govind Singhji to send whatever material he wishes, promising to comment on it.
• Says he is asking his colleague S. V. Raju to send, under separate cover, copies of the Constitution and manifesto of the Swatantra Party.
• Carries the internal reference “MRM:vhb” indicating an office carbon of Masani’s outgoing correspondence.