[Letter to Mr Homi Modi]

Summary

This one-page letter, dated 8 September 1959 and written from Indore by N. C. Zamindar to Sir Homi P. Modi, concerns a crossed cheque sent to the Swatantra Party headquarters in Bangalore. Zamindar says the cheque, first sent on 17 June and resent with a reminder on 30 June, has not been acknowledged and asks Modi to send its receipt.

The letter also records Zamindar’s dissatisfaction with the management of the Indore party unit. He argues that the local party has been placed on a wrong basis because of misinformation from people unable to act, and says that party headquarters is therefore not taking decisions. He concludes that he cannot prevent further deterioration and can only wait to see what happens.

Key points

• N. C. Zamindar wrote from Indore to Sir Homi P. Modi on 8 September 1959.
• A crossed cheque was sent to Swatantra Party headquarters in Bangalore on 17 June 1959.
• Zamindar resent a reminder on 30 June but had still received no acknowledgment.
• He asks Modi to send the cheque’s receipt.
• The letter criticizes the basis on which the Swatantra Party unit at Indore has been organized.
• Zamindar attributes the problem to misinformation and headquarters’ failure to take decisions.
• He expresses concern about further deterioration but offers no specific remedy.