[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This handwritten letter, dated 20 May 1974 and sent from Poona by Shantilal P. Shah to Minoo Masani, follows up on an earlier letter dated 13 May concerning the proposed merger of the Swatantra Party with other parties. Shah respectfully asks Masani to send a reply and acknowledges that Masani is occupied with considerable work.

The sender emphasizes his anxiety to receive an answer and asks Masani to find time to consider the matters raised in the earlier correspondence. The two-page document is a personal political communication rather than a substantive argument about the merger; its principal significance lies in recording grassroots or intra-party concern during the period of the Swatantra Party’s proposed realignment.

Key points

• The letter is dated 20 May 1974 and was sent from Poona.
• Shantilal P. Shah addresses Minoo Masani as “Shri Masani.”
• It refers to a previous letter dated 13 May.
• The subject is the proposed merger of the Swatantra Party with other parties.
• Shah asks Masani to send a reply after considering the earlier letter.
• The tone is respectful, deferential, and visibly anxious for a response.
• The document contains no detailed policy argument or account of the proposed merger.