[Letter to Mr S R Mohan Das]

Summary

This one-page letter from M. R. Masani to S. R. Mohan Das is dated 23 March 1971. Masani acknowledges the recipient’s letter of 20 March and responds to a situation both consider very bad, without specifying the events at issue on the visible page.

Masani frames the situation as part of “the democratic game” and closes by expressing confidence that the people will ultimately justify continued faith in them. The page therefore offers a brief statement of democratic patience and public trust rather than a detailed political analysis.

Key points

• The letter is dated 23 March 1971 and is addressed to S. R. Mohan Das.
• Masani thanks Mohan Das for his letter of 20 March.
• Masani acknowledges that the situation under discussion is very bad.
• He describes the situation as part of the democratic process or “democratic game.”
• The letter affirms the need to retain faith in the people over the long run.
• The visible page contains no detailed explanation of the political events being discussed.