[Letter to Mr H P Modi]

Summary

This six-page Swatantra Party letter, dated 6 November 1959 and signed by S. Y. Krishnaswamy as Convenor of the Central Organising Committee, is addressed to Sri H. P. Modi. Krishnaswamy reports on discussions concerning the location of the Central Office and the Party’s finances, describes efforts to raise local donations, and asks Modi to send Rs. 5,000 for central expenses and Rs. 500 to support printing work in Assam. He also refers to forthcoming Organising Committee and All India Council meetings in Hyderabad.

Key points

• The letter reports that Rajaji, Masani, Ranganathan, and Krishnaswamy discussed the Central Office’s location and the Party’s financial position.
• Krishnaswamy describes the Party’s finances as very weak and says state-level fundraising is needed to make organisations self-sufficient.
• A subsequent financial memorandum sets out monthly allocations for state organisations, the leaders’ office, and the Central Office, with the provisional total later raised to Rs. 15,000 per month.
• The memoranda record uneven funding: some states receive grants or are expected to become self-sufficient, while others continue to request support.
• Central Office costs include office expenses, publications, travelling, and leaders’ expenses; a separate Madras statement records capital and running expenses through 31 October 1959.
• Krishnaswamy urges state organisations to keep monthly accounts, undertake their own printing, and form regional Donations Committees to widen fundraising.
• Planned publications include speeches of leaders, a monthly newsletter, manifestos, the Party constitution, and talking points.