Letter to Mr S Y Krishnaswamy

Summary

This urgent letter, dated 17 November 1959 and signed by H. P. Mody on Swatantra Party stationery, concerns the financing of the party’s Madras office. Mody asks the Secretary of the Swatantra Party in Bangalore to remit Rs. 5,000 to S. Y. Krishnaswamy at the party’s Madras office to meet its expenses.

The letter explains that the recipient holds Rs. 10,000 on behalf of the Central Committee, an amount previously forwarded to the Madras office and subsequently credited to his Bangalore account. Mody requests confirmation once the transfer has been made. The document is administrative correspondence rather than a statement of political principles.

Key points

• The letter is marked “URGENT” and dated 17 November 1959.
• H. P. Mody requests a remittance of Rs. 5,000 for the expenses of the Swatantra Party’s Madras office.
• The payment is to be made to S. Y. Krishnaswamy at 106 Armenian Street, Madras 1.
• The recipient is said to hold Rs. 10,000 on behalf of the Swatantra Party Central Committee.
• The letter states that the Rs. 10,000 had been credited to the recipient’s Bangalore account by the Madras office.
• Mody asks for confirmation after the requested financial action is completed.