[Letter to Ms Kusum Kumari Joshi]

Summary

This single-page letter from M. R. Masani to Kusum Kumari Joshi, dated March 24, 1971, responds to Joshi’s analysis of the Swatantra Party’s electoral defeat. Masani describes the analysis as partly valuable but sharply qualified, and expresses hope that writing it has been cathartic.

Masani then urges Joshi to attend forthcoming party meetings: the National Executive on April 16 and the General Council on April 17 and 18. He notes that the meetings have been moved from Madras to Bombay so that Joshi and other colleagues can attend, and asks her to make a special effort to come.

Key points

• Masani acknowledges receiving Joshi’s letter to Morarji Desai and her notes on the reasons for the party’s electoral defeat.
• He characterizes Joshi’s analysis as useful in parts but not wholly convincing.
• The letter refers to the Swatantra Party’s National Executive meeting on April 16, 1971.
• It also announces General Council meetings scheduled for April 17 and 18.
• The meetings were moved from Madras to Bombay to facilitate attendance by Joshi and other colleagues.
• Masani makes a personal appeal for Joshi to attend.