[Letter to C Rajagopalachari]

Summary

In this typed express letter dated 4 June 1963, M. R. Masani writes to C. Rajagopalachari (“Rajaji”) about Bhailalbhai Patel’s announced resignation. Masani says Patel’s resignation will be placed before the Gujarat State Executive on 16 June and asks Rajagopalachari to help persuade Patel’s senior Gujarat colleagues to postpone that meeting.

Masani explains that Patel had raised the issue several weeks earlier in Gondal, but that Masani believed he had persuaded him to defer the idea until 1967. He plans to show Rajagopalachari his reply to Patel and asks him to intervene because Patel is “a determined person.”

Key points

• The letter is dated 4 June 1963 and is addressed to C. Rajagopalachari as “Rajaji.”
• Masani is disappointed by receiving Bhailalbhai Patel’s letter announcing his resignation.
• Patel’s resignation is to be placed before the Gujarat State Executive on 16 June.
• Masani says Patel had mentioned the idea several weeks earlier in Gondal.
• Masani believed he had persuaded Patel to defer the resignation until 1967.
• Masani asks Rajagopalachari to persuade Patel’s senior Gujarat colleagues to postpone the meeting.