[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This one-page English letter, written from the Swatantra Party Central Office on 21 May 1968, is addressed by C. R. Irani to Minoo Masani. Irani responds to Masani’s letter to the General Council, praising its case and expressing hope that it will help put the party “on the right track.”

The letter conveys concern about the party’s internal condition after what Irani describes as a “somewhat shattering” experience at a recent Delhi meeting. He anticipates an “overwhelming response” to Masani’s intervention and notes that the forthcoming meeting in Madras will test its effect. No further correspondence, party resolution, or account of the Delhi or Madras meetings is included in the rendered page.

Key points

• The document is a one-page letter dated 21 May 1968 from the Swatantra Party Central Office.
• C. R. Irani writes to Minoo Masani in response to Masani’s letter to the party’s General Council.
• Irani endorses Masani’s case and hopes it will help put the party “on the right track.”
• The writer expects Masani’s letter to receive an overwhelming response.
• Irani characterizes his experience at the last Delhi meeting as “somewhat shattering.”
• The letter looks to the forthcoming Madras meeting as the next test of the party’s direction.