[Letter to Mr Ahmed Kassam Koonda]

Summary

This one-page English letter from M. R. Masani to Ahmed Kassam Koonda is dated 11 March 1971. Masani thanks Koonda for his assistance during an election and acknowledges the effort Koonda made on his behalf.

The letter also records Masani’s disappointment that those efforts did not result in electoral success. It is a brief piece of post-election correspondence, combining gratitude with an apology for the unsuccessful outcome.

Key points

• The letter is dated 11 March 1971.
• M. R. Masani addresses Ahmed Kassam Koonda as “Koonda Saheb.”
• Masani thanks Koonda for his assistance during the election.
• Masani acknowledges the trouble Koonda took on his behalf.
• Masani apologises that his efforts were not rewarded with success.
• The document ends with Masani’s handwritten signature.