[Letter to Mr Homi Modi]

Summary

This one-page English office letter, dated 6 September 1959 and written on Swatantra Party letterhead in Madras, informs Sir Homy Modi about a communication concerning the party’s position. The writer explains that S. V. Krishnaswamy is away in Trivandrum and that, on Rajaji’s advice, a copy of a letter from Raghavendra Pratap Singh, M.L.A., of Uttar Pradesh is being sent to keep the recipient informed.

The writer adds that the same letter has been forwarded to S. V. Krishnaswamy in Trivandrum. The document bears a handwritten signature followed by “for S.Y. Krishnaswamy,” but it does not clearly identify the signatory. No substantive policy argument is included in the page shown.

Key points

• The letter is dated 6 September 1959 and issued from 105 Armenian Street, G. T. Madras.
• It is written on Swatantra Party letterhead.
• S. V. Krishnaswamy is reported to be absent in Trivandrum for a week.
• The writer sends Homy Modi a copy of a letter from Raghavendra Pratap Singh, M.L.A., of Uttar Pradesh.
• The forwarding is described as being done on Rajaji’s advice.
• A copy is also forwarded to S. V. Krishnaswamy in Trivandrum.
• The signatory is not named; the signature block reads “for S.Y. Krishnaswamy.”