[Letter to Mr K V Verma]

Summary

In this one-page letter dated 23 March 1971, Minoo Masani thanks Mr. K. V. Verma for a letter expressing solidarity. Masani describes democratic practice as requiring acceptance of the people’s right to make mistakes, together with continued faith in them.

The letter is courteous and personal in tone, closing with thanks for Verma’s kind thoughts and Masani’s signed subscription.

Key points

• The letter is dated 23 March 1971 and addressed to Mr. K. V. Verma.
• Masani acknowledges Verma’s letter of 4 March and its expression of solidarity.
• Democracy is presented as including the people’s right to make mistakes.
• The public’s mistakes should be accepted in a sporting spirit.
• Acceptance of democratic error should not entail losing faith in the people.
• The letter ends with thanks and a handwritten signature from M. R. Masani.