Rajaji's 93rd Birthday Celebration

Summary

This one-page Swatantra Party (Bombay Region) letter, dated 2 December 1970, invites party units to a public meeting at Sundarbai Hall, Churchgate, to celebrate C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji)‘s 93rd birthday on 8 December. The meeting is described as a tribute to Rajaji as a revered leader, elder statesman, and active guide to the party and the country; Minoo Masani and M. R. Pai are identified as speakers, while Lalchand Hirachand is to preside.

The letter asks every party unit to bring party members, sympathisers, and well-wishers, and to publicise the event using posters obtained from the party office. A handwritten Hindi translation occupies the lower portion of the page. The signer’s typed name is faint and provisionally read in the metadata as P. S. Kophikar, General Secretary.

Key points

• The letter is dated 2 December 1970 and concerns Rajaji’s 93rd birthday celebration.
• A public meeting is scheduled for 8 December 1970 at Sundarbai Hall, Churchgate.
• Minoo Masani and M. R. Pai are named as speakers, with Lalchand Hirachand presiding.
• Rajaji is praised as a revered leader, elder statesman, and continuing guide to the Swatantra Party.
• Party units are asked to mobilise members, sympathisers, and well-wishers.
• Units are instructed to obtain publicity posters from the party office and display them prominently.
• The page includes a handwritten Hindi translation beneath the typed English letter.