Letter to Mr H P Modi

Summary

This one-page letter, written by S. Y. Krishnaswamy from the Swatantra Party’s Madras office on 23 October 1959, responds to Shri Homi P. Modi about party administration. Krishnaswamy clarifies that Rs. 10,000 attributed to Rajaji was not a debit because the money had been credited to the Central Party Office in Bangalore and remained there; he confirms that the other financial entries are correct and recorded in his files.

The letter also discusses the decentralisation of printing work. As provincial organisations begin operating, Krishnaswamy proposes placing responsibility for printing forms on them gradually, according to the availability of local resources, while relieving the Madras and Bombay offices of some work. He agrees to follow Modi’s proposed procedure for routing subsidy requests through the Central Office and says the enclosed allocation budget accurately reflects the position.

Key points

• The letter is dated 23 October 1959 and is sent from the Swatantra Party office at 106 Armenian Street, Madras.
• Krishnaswamy disputes the classification of Rs. 10,000 given to Rajaji as a debit.
• The sum was credited to the Central Party Office in Bangalore and remained there.
• The other financial items are confirmed as correct and entered in the sender’s files.
• Printing of party forms is to be shifted gradually to provincial organisations.
• The proposed arrangement is based on the availability of local resources rather than a fixed principle.
• Requests for subsidies to regional committees will be routed strictly through the Central Office.