[Letter to SV Raju]

Summary

This two-page letter, dated 21 November 1974 and signed by V. S. Srikumar, is addressed to S. V. Raju. Srikumar thanks Raju for arranging with M. R. Masani a public meeting in Madras on 12 December 1974, noting that both men had independently been considering the same initiative. He encloses an invitation to a representatives’ meeting intended to create a committee to publicise the ideals of the Bihar movement and, if necessary, prepare for a similar movement in Tamil Nadu.

Key points

• Srikumar acknowledges Raju’s letter and the planned Madras meeting of 12 December 1974.
• He says he and Raju had been pursuing parallel ideas and that their letters crossed.
• The enclosed invitation concerns a meeting of associations and political parties to form a propaganda committee.
• The proposed committee would support the ideals of the Bihar movement and prepare for a possible Tamil Nadu movement.
• Srikumar comments that the D.M.K. was more favourable toward Jayaprakash Narain than Congress (R) in Tamil Nadu and says he invited the D.M.K. to the meeting.
• He asks Raju to show the invitation to M. R. Masani.
• The letter also seeks help finding employment for Srikumar’s son, V. S. Vijayaraghavan, who was working as a stipendary at Binny’s and had applied to NELCO.