[Letter from S V Raju]

Summary

In this letter dated June 26, 1967, S. V. Raju, writing from the Swatantra Party’s Central Office, asks a local party contact to help organise a joint public observance on July 2. The proposed observance is intended to express national indignation at alleged Chinese Communist indignities and at what the letter calls the Indian Government’s supine policy toward China, including a demand for severing diplomatic relations.

Raju says that sixteen Members of Parliament, including Prof. Ranga and Minoo Masani, have called for the observance. He proposes cooperation among the Jan Sangh, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Samyukta Socialist Party, and asks the recipient to contact their local units, arrange a joint programme, and report back by July 6. The document is therefore both a statement of foreign-policy opposition and a practical appeal for cross-party mobilisation.

Key points

• S. V. Raju’s June 26, 1967 letter calls for a nationwide observance on July 2.
• The proposed action is directed against alleged Chinese Communist indignities and the Indian Government’s China policy.
• The letter calls for severing diplomatic relations between India and China.
• Sixteen Members of Parliament, including Prof. Ranga and Minoo Masani, are identified as supporting the appeal.
• Raju proposes joint action by the Jan Sangh, Praja Socialist Party, and Samyukta Socialist Party.
• The recipient is asked to coordinate with local party units and submit a report by July 6.