[Letter to P J Vyas]

Summary

This single-page letter, dated 18 May 1964 and written from C. Rajagopalachari’s Madras address, responds to P. J. Vyas’s postcard of 4 May. Rajagopalachari says that Minoo Masani has been misunderstood, accounting for the controversy, and directs Vyas to the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Board’s statement issued from Madras after consideration of the Kashmir issue.

Rajagopalachari presents Masani’s position as consistent with both the Parliamentary Board’s current statement and Rajagopalachari’s own public remarks over the preceding four years. He recommends that Vyas read the last three issues of Swarajya, especially his article on the front page of the 16 May issue, in order to understand and explain the position. The letter is signed by Rajagopalachari and copied to M. R. Masani, identified as the Swatantra Party’s General Secretary.

Key points

• Rajagopalachari’s letter is dated 18 May 1964 and addressed to P. J. Vyas in Rajkot.
• He says Minoo Masani has been misunderstood and that this misunderstanding has caused the surrounding controversy.
• He refers Vyas to a statement by the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Board issued from Madras after consideration of the Kashmir issue.
• Rajagopalachari states that Masani’s position does not differ from the Parliamentary Board’s statement or from Rajagopalachari’s own remarks over the previous four years.
• He recommends reading the previous three issues of Swarajya, particularly his front-page article in the 16 May issue.
• A copy of the letter was sent to M. R. Masani, the Swatantra Party’s General Secretary.