Summary
In this letter to The Times of India, M. R. Masani issues two corrections concerning his press conference in Delhi on June 29. He denies having directly compared Mrs. Gandhi’s regime with that of Dr. Nehru, explaining instead that he warned of such a possibility if certain emerging tendencies were not checked in time.
Masani also clarifies his answer about the expulsion of C. C. Desai from the Swatantra Party. Although expulsion would normally be final, he says the Gujarat state council’s request for reconsideration had been placed before the party’s national executive, scheduled to meet in Madras on July 20. The clipping is signed by Masani as president of the Swatantra Party and dated Bombay, June 30.
Key points
- Masani corrects a newspaper report about remarks made at his June 29 press conference in Delhi.
- He denies directly comparing Mrs. Gandhi’s regime with that of Dr. Nehru.
- He says he warned only of a possible future development if certain incipient tendencies were not checked.
- He clarifies that a party expulsion is normally final.
- He states that the Gujarat state council’s request to reconsider C. C. Desai’s expulsion was to be considered by the national executive on July 20.
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