[Letter from C Rajagopalachari`]

Summary

This one-page English telegram, sent from C. Rajagopalachari in Madras on 5 June 1963, conveys birthday greetings and blessings to Bhailalbhai Patel on completing his seventy-fifth year. Rajagopalachari acknowledges Patel’s wish to retire from active politics as understandable, but asks him to give Minoo Masani’s letter “full consideration.”

A handwritten postscript on the same page appears to address Masani and notes that Rajagopalachari has sent a telegram to Bhailalbhai. The document is therefore both a personal birthday message and a brief intervention concerning a possible political retirement.

Key points

• The communication is dated 5 June 1963 and originates from Madras.
• Rajagopalachari sends blessings and birthday wishes for Bhailalbhai Patel’s seventy-fifth year.
• The telegram recognises Patel’s desire to retire from active politics.
• Rajagopalachari urges Patel to consider Minoo Masani’s letter before retiring.
• A handwritten postscript appears to tell Masani that the telegram has been sent to Bhailalbhai.