Letter to Mr Homi Modi

Summary

This one-page English letter, dated 7 September 1959 and signed by S. Y. Krishnaswamy on Swatantra Party letterhead, is addressed to Sir Homi P. Modi. Krishnaswamy forwards a circular issued by C. Rajagopalachari (“Rajaji”) and warns that the resulting administrative work will require Modi to sign all the party’s money orders, suggesting that he delegate this responsibility to someone else.

The letter also records an early financial discussion about the Swatantra Party’s regional organisation. Rajaji believes that each regional organisation will initially need a subsidy of at least Rs. 5,000, while Krishnaswamy reports that the party’s funds are scarce and asks Modi for his views. The document therefore offers a brief, practical glimpse of party-building, financial constraints, and organisational delegation at the party’s founding stage.

Key points

• The letter was sent by S. Y. Krishnaswamy from Madras on 7 September 1959.
• It is addressed to Sir Homi P. Modi and accompanies a circular issued by Rajaji.
• Krishnaswamy anticipates administrative inconvenience because Modi would otherwise have to sign all the party’s money orders.
• The writer suggests delegating the money-order signing to another person.
• Rajaji proposes initial subsidies of at least Rs. 5,000 for each regional organisation.
• Krishnaswamy says the party’s funds are meagre and requests Modi’s views on the financing question.