[Letter from SV Raju]

Summary

In this letter dated October 15, 1985, S. V. Raju apologises to Harijar Patel for delaying his reply while preparing for Minoo Masani’s eightieth-birthday programme. He acknowledges receiving papers on the Swatantra Party through P. C. Das but says he has not yet reviewed them. Raju dismisses the purported revival of the Swatantra Party, arguing that it has no sanction beyond its own initiator.

Key points

• The letter is dated October 15, 1985, and is signed by S. V. Raju.
• Raju acknowledges receiving Swatantra Party papers from P. C. Das through Harijar Patel.
• He says he is occupied with preparations for Minoo Masani’s eightieth-birthday programme.
• Raju rejects the so-called revival of the Swatantra Party as lacking broader sanction.
• He reports that the Indian Liberal Group will invite Patel to a November 21 meeting in Bombay.
• The proposed meeting is intended to discuss issuing a Liberal Manifesto and could eventually lead to a new political party.