[Letter to Mr N G Ranga]

Summary

Dated 2 November 1967, this one-page letter from M. R. Masani to Prof. N. G. Ranga explains that Masani is circulating a letter to colleagues on the Party’s General Council seeking acceptance of his decision to resign as General Secretary. He presents the circulation as a precaution intended to prevent an embarrassing demonstration or other pressure at the forthcoming General Council meeting in Delhi.

The document is a brief piece of political correspondence rather than a substantive policy argument. Its focus is on party procedure, leadership transition, and managing the circumstances of a resignation. The letter’s title, publisher, and place of issue are not printed on the page.

Key points

• M. R. Masani wrote to Prof. N. G. Ranga on 2 November 1967.
• Masani was sending colleagues a copy of a letter concerning his proposed resignation from the General Secretaryship.
• The recipients were colleagues serving on the Party’s General Council.
• Masani hoped advance communication would prevent an embarrassing demonstration or pressure at the General Council meeting in Delhi.
• The page is a typed office letter with a handwritten signature.