[Letter to SV Raju]

Summary

This untitled letter, dated 6 January 1977, is from S. S. Mariswamy to S. V. Raju. Mariswamy thanks Raju for a letter and a newspaper clipping containing Raju’s article, “The Notional Alternative,” and praises him for exposing what Mariswamy calls an effort to “scuttle the party.” The political party is not identified in the letter.

Mariswamy also reports that he is physically weak after detention, having lost 22 pounds, and is undergoing treatment and rest. He says that, once recovered, he plans to travel to Delhi via Bombay and visit Raju. The letterhead identifies Mariswamy as a former editor of Kandeepam; no fuller biographical or political context is provided on the page.

Key points

• The letter is dated 6 January 1977 and addressed to Thiru S. V. Raju.
• Mariswamy acknowledges receiving Raju’s letter and a clipping of Raju’s article, “The Notional Alternative.”
• He praises Raju for exposing an effort to “scuttle the party,” although the party is not named.
• Mariswamy says that detention has left him weak and that he has lost 22 pounds.
• He is taking treatment and rest and plans to visit Raju after recovering.
• The letterhead identifies Mariswamy as a former editor of Kandeepam.