[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page letter, dated 17 September 1964, consists of correspondence from C. Rajagopalachari concerning the Swatantra Party’s forthcoming meetings and travel arrangements. In the first page, Rajagopalachari tells M. R. Masani that he has replied to Piloo Mody in an enclosed letter. The enclosed second page, addressed to Piloo Mody, responds to Mody’s proposed schedule and sets out Rajagopalachari’s travel plans between Bombay and Madras.

Key points

• The correspondence is dated 17 September 1964 and is written on Rajagopalachari’s Madras letterhead.
• Rajagopalachari acknowledges a telegram from M. R. Masani and refers to an enclosed reply to Piloo Mody.
• He tells Mody that it does not suit him to remain away for as long as Mody had suggested.
• The letter refers to a public meeting planned for 1 October, the eve of Gandhi Jayanti.
• Rajagopalachari says that the C.O.C. meeting will be held on 30 September and gives a travel itinerary involving Bombay and Madras.
• He leaves Mody free to act according to this schedule in consultation with Masani.