The present volume is the sixth in a series of ten volumes of the Selected Works of C. Rajagopalachari, being published in association with the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. This volume brings out Rajaji’s active engagement with electoral arrangements and campaigns in the south. Rajaji led the Congress to an overwhelming victory in 1937, and was subsequently chosen as leader of the newly elected Congress contingent. He argued in favour of autonomy for the provincial government and carried forward various measures as Premier of Madras: propagation of the Hindustani language and the use of khadi; the prohibition of alcohol; temple-entry for the Untouchables; and his response to the demand for a separate Andhra province. Vol. VI also carries abstracts of the budgets that Rajaji presented, which highlight his remarkable expertise, even in financial matters. It is a collector’s edition that will be a useful tool of reference on the life of Rajaji, and narrates a very important phase in the history of India’s struggle for freedom. Contents: List of Illustration Preface 1. Letter to Govind Ballabh Pant – 6 January 1936 2. Letter to Amal Home – 12 January 1936 3. The Harijan Problem: Article – 12 January 1936 4. Is Congress a Political Party?: Article – January 1936 5. Letter to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 7 February 1936 6. Letter to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 24 February 1936 7. Tribute to Kamala Nehru – 28 February 1936 8. Letter to Jamnalal Bajaj – 29 February 1936 9. Price of Khadi: An Appeal – 26 March 1936 10. Literacy Franchise Bungle – 30 May 1936 11. Letter to J. B. Kripalani – 1 June 1936 12. Best Course for the Government: Suggestion – 3 June 1936 13. Letter to K. M. Munshi – 5 June 1936 14. Nibbling at the Problem – 6 June 1936 15. The Enrolment Bungle – June 1936 16. Letter to N. K. Srinivasaraghavan – 15 June 1936 17. The Enrolment Bungle – 15 June 1936 18. Letter to N. K. Srinivasaraghavan – 18 June 1936 19. Interview to the United Press – June 1936 20. Office Issue: An Interview – 7 July 1936 21. Statement on Resignation from the Congress 11 August 1936 22. Letter to Mahatma Gandhi – 11 August 1936 23. Letter to Bhulabhai Jivanji Desai – 22 August 1936 24. Views on Trichinopoly Controversy – 23 August 1936 25. Letter to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 7 September 1936 26. Letter to M. S. Narayana Rao – 5 October 1936 27. A Message of Congratulation – 13 November 1936 28. Letter to K. M. Munshi – 18 November 1936 29. Letter to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 23 November 1936 30. The Proclamation at Work: Statement – 1 December 1936 31. Stand by the Congress: An Appeal – 19 January 1937 32. Election Manifestoes : An Appeal – 25 January 1937 33. Letter to Devadas Gandhi – 25 January 1937 34. Election Manifestoes: An Appeal – 2 February 1937 35. Plea for Supporting Congress Harijan Candidates – 2 February 1937 36. Views on C. S. Ratnasabhapathi Mudaliar's Withdrawal from Assembly Elections – 3 February 1937 37. Reply to Sanatanists regarding Congress and Religion – 8 February 1937 38. Letter to Devadas Gandhi – 12 February 1937 39. Congress Election Campaign: Review – 12 February 1937 40. Vote for India's Freedom: An Appeal – 13 February 1937 41. Letter to Devadas Gandhi – 20 February 1937 42. Letter to K. M. Munshi – 2 March 1937 43. Work in the Councils: Interview – 2 March 1937 44. Striking Response to Call: An Appeal – 2 March 1937 45. Letter to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 8 March 1937 46. Appeal for the Task Ahead – 10 March 1937 47. Interview on Implications of Decision – 22 March 1937 48. Telegram to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 25 March 1937 49. Statement on Formation of a Government – 27 March 1937 50. Act Already Wrecked: Statement – 31 March 1937 51. End the Impasse: Reply to K. V. R. Reddi Swami Naidu – 3 April 1937 52. Danger of Flouting Public Opinion: A Warning – 6 April 1937 53. Congress Propaganda among Masses: Advice to Workers – 10 April 1937 54. Letter to Ghanshyam Das Birla – 13 April 1937 55. Progress Towards Real Democracy: An Interview – 14 April 1937 56. End of Congress Session: An Interview – 14 April 1937 57. Statement on Ministers in the Constitution – 18 April 1937 58. Public Address on Government of India Act – 21 April 1937 59. Reply to European Association – 23 April 1937 60. Interview on Allahabad Decision – 3 May 1937 61. Letter to T. S. Ramaswamy Iyer – 3 May 1937 62. Letter to the Returning Officer and Collector of Madras – 3 May 1937 63. A Fraud on the Act Rule: Views on Interim Ministries – 4 May 1937 64. Letter to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 10 May 1937 65. Interview to the Associated Press – 11 May 1937 66. Appeal to All India Spinners' Association – 11 May 1937 67. Speech on the Indictment of Interim Ministers – 11 May 1937 68. Letter to A. Lakshmi Narayana Reddiar – 11 May 1937 69. Letter to the Secretary, Madras Provincial Varnashrama Swaraj Sangha – 12 May 1937 70. Letter to Ghanshyam Das Birla – 13 May 1937 71. Letter to the President, Sylhet Union – 13 May 1937 72. Dismissal or Resignation: Statement – 14 May 1937 73. Reply to R. Srinivasan's Statement – 17 May 1937 74. Letter to G. F. Andrews – 17 May 1937 75. Letter to Commissioner of Police, Madras – 17 May 1937 76. Letter to the General Secretary, A.I.C.C. – 19 May 1937 77. Letter to Devadas Gandhi – 20 May 1937 78. Circular to all Taluk and District Congress Committees – 20 May 1937 79. Congress and Office Acceptance: Statement – 22 May 1937 80. Letter to A. Lakshmi Narayana Reddiar – 22 May 1937 81. Statement on Kottapattam Incident – 24 May 1937 82. Appeal for Peace – 25 May 1937 83. Statement to the Press – 26 May 1937 84. Letter to Arthur Alfred Hayles – 26 May 1937 85. Letter to J. B. Kripalani – 3 June 1937 86. Letter to Purushotamadas Tandon – 4 June 1937 113 87. Statement to Madras Mail – 4 June 1937 88. Statement to The Hindu – 5 June 1937 89. Letter to the Editor, Silver Screen – 5 June 1937 90. Letter to Pattabhi Sitaramayya – 7 June 1937 91. Essentials of Hinduism: Article – 8 June 1937 92. Letter to J. B. Kripalani – 11 June 1937 93. The Congress and Harijans: Rejoinder – 14 June 1937 94. Harijan Uplift – 15 June 1937 95. Letter Regarding Congress Presidents in Local Bodies – 15 June 1937 96. Statement to the Press – 17 June 1937 97. Letter to Jamnalal Bajaj – 17 June 1937 98. Letter to the Secretary, Punjab Assembly Congress Party – 17 June 1937 99. Letter to Jamnalal Bajaj – 18 June 1937 100. Issue of Forged Letter to Andhra Leaders – 18 June 1937 101. Inaugural Address at Andhra Provincial Conference – 20 June 1937 102. Letter to V. Natesa Pandaram – 25 June 1937 103. Statement on Restraint Order of Yusuf Jaffar Meherally – 29 June 1937 104. Letter to V. Natesa Pandaram – 1 July 1937 105. Appeal to Services – 11 July 1937 106. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 11 July 1937 107. Letter to Dr T. S. S. Rajan – 11 July 1937 108. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 15 July 1937 109. Speech in the Madras Assembly – 15 July 1937 110. Letter to Ahmad Thambi Muhammad Mohideen Maracair – 17 July 1937 111. Make the Villages Smile: Statement – 19 July 1937 112. Letter to M. R. Masani – 20 July 1937 113. Letter to A. Muthukumaraswamy – 29 July 1937 114. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 3 August 1937 115. Letter to K. A. Nachiappa Gounder – 3 August 1937 116. Letter to K. M. Munshi – 5 August 1937 117. Letter to B. G. Kher – 6 August 1937 118. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 8 August 1937 119. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 11 August 1937 120. Letter to Arthur Alfred Hayles – 21 August 1937 121. Letter to Dr Zakir Husain – 25 August 1937 122. Letter to Cecil Fabian Brackenbury – 26 August 1937 123. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 28 August 1937 124. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 29 August 1937 125. Madras Budget Speech: 1937 – 1 September 1937 126. Letter to E. Raghavendra Rao – 3 September 1937 127. Reply to the Discussions on Budget in the Madras Assembly – 4 September 1937 128. Standard of Life in India: Appeal – 4 September 1937 129. Speech on Education – 5 September 1937 130. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 7 September 1937 131. Letter to V. S. Srinivasa Sastri – 9 September 1937 132. Speech on Fight Against Drink – 14 September 1937 133. Reply in the Madras Assembly – 18 September 1937 134. Reply on Separation of Judiciary and Executive – 21 September 1937 135. Letter to K. A. Nachiappa Gounder – 21 September 1937 136. Letter to Vishwapal Sharma – 21 September 1937 137. Motion on Grant for Police – 22 September 1937 138. Speech on the Issues of Harijans – 27 September 1937 139. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 28 September 1937 140. Statement on M. C. Rajah and Basheer Ahmed Sayeed's Resolutions – 29 September 1937 141. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 6 October 1937 142. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 9 October 1937 143. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 12 October 1937 144. Letter to John Guthrie Tait – 12 October 1937 145. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 9 November 1937 146. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 13 November 1937 147. Telegram to Jawaharlal Nehru – 16 November 1937 148. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 17 November 1937 149. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 26 November 1937 150. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 30 November 1937 151. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 8 December 1937 152. Letter to J. B. L. Munro – 11 January 1938 153. Telegram to the Viceroy of India – 20 February 1938 154. Letter to Ghanshyam Das Birla – 25 February 1938 155. Madras Budget Speech: 1938 – 1 March 1938 156. Letter to Gulzarilal Nanda – 1 March 1938 157. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 8 March 1938 158. Letter to the Press – 10 March 1938 159. Letter to Subhas Chandra Bose – 13 March 1938 160. Letter to K. M. Munshi – 13 March 1938 161. Letter to P. James Grigg – 2 April 1938 162. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 7 April 1938 163. Letter to D. V. Lonkar – 13 April 1938 164. Letter to Hamid Ali Khan – 17 April 1938 165. Letter to J. B. Kripalani – 17 April 1938 166. Letter to N. B. Khare – 28 April 1938 167. Letter to Mahatma Gandhi – 24 May 1938 168. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 28 May 1938 169. Letter to Mahatma Gandhi – 29 May 1938 170. Introduction of Hindustani: Reply to Critics – 9 June 1938 171. Letter to Mahatma Gandhi – 9 June 1938 172. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 10 June 1938 173. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 10 June 1938 174. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 12 June 1938 175. Difficulties of Administration: Tribute to Services – 12 June 1938 176. The Miracle of Radio – 16 June 1938 177. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 17 June 1938 178. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 17 June 1938 179. Speech on the Need for Learning Hindustani – 18 June 1938 180. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 22 June 1938 181. Memorandum to the Viceroy of India – 23 June 1938 182. Appeal to Bank Depositors – 24 June 1938 183. Message to Women – 28 June 1938 184. Letter to the Chief Director of the Travancore Bank – 29 June 1938 185. Letter to Mahatma Gandhi – 7 July 1938 186. Speech at Pamidi – 11 July 1938 187. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 13 July 1938 188. Speech on Andhra Province Issue – 16 July 1938 189. Speech at Ellore – 23 July 1938 190. Appeal for Unity – 24 July 1938 191. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 25 July 1938 192. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 19 August 1938 193. Letter to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 26 August 1938 194. Letter to Devadas Gandhi – 29 August 1938 195. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 2 September 1938 196. Letter to K. Natarajan – 12 September 1938 197. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 25 September 1938 198. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 25 September 1938 199. Speech on Prohibition – 1 October 1938 200. Speech on the Role of Policemen – 15 October 1938 201. Letter to Mahatma Gandhi – 17 October 1938 202. Speech on the Development of Large-Scale Industries – 24 October 1938 203. Letter to Hamid Ali Khan – 27 October 1938 204. Letter to Subhas Chandra Bose – 9 November 1938 205. Letter to Sarat Chandra Bose – 18 November 1938 206. Circular Letter – 21 November 1938 207. Letter to J. B. Kripalani – 7 December 1938 208. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 16 December 1938 209. Letter to Lord Zetland – 21 December 1938 210. Letter to Mahatma Gandhi – 28 December 1938 211. True Refinement – December 1938 212. Letter to the General Secretary, Madras Press Labour Union – 7 January 1939 213. This is for Bapu’s Consumption – 8 January 1939 214. Street Caricatures: Statement – 20 January 1939 215. Speech on Estates Land Report – 26 January 1939 216. Letter to Subhas Chandra Bose – 29 January 1939 217. Remarks on Law and Religion – 31 January 1939 218. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 1 February 1939 219. Letter to the Governor of Madras – 2 February 1939 220. Speech at the Opening of Cancer Hospital in Madras – 2 February 1939 221. Telegram to the Viceroy of India – 10 February 1939 222. Letter to Maniben Patel – 18 February 1939 223. Letter to S. Satyamurti – 18 February 1939 224. Government’s Labour Policy: Advice to Workmen – 18 February 1939 225. Article on Technical Financial Phrase – 23 February 1939 226. Discussion on Budget: 1939 – 24 February 1939 227. Telegram to the Viceroy of India – 5 March 1939 228. Tried & Trusted Leader: Appeal – 9 March 1939 229. Reply to the Debates in the Legislative Assembly – 20 March 1939 230. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 24 March 1939 231. In Defence of Hindustani in Schools – 25 March 1939 39 232. Letter to S. Satyamurti – 28 March 1939 233. Letter to Lord Linlithgow – 5 April 1939 234. Rajaji’s Rejoinder – 10 April 1939 235. Letter to Subhas Chandra Bose – 11 April 1939 236. Situation Quiet in Vellore: Statement – 10 May 1939 237. Reply on Madras Sales Tax Bill – 17 May 1939 238. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 25 May 1939 239. Letter to B. G. Kher – 26 May 1939 240. Letter to J. B. Kripalani – 28 May 1939 241. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 2 June 1939 242. Do Not be Misled by Propaganda on Sales Tax – 2 June 1939 243. Letter to Akbar Hydari – 10 June 1939 244. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 10 June 1939 245. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 11 June 1939 246. Letter to Ghanshyam Singh Gupta – 12 June 1939 247. Need for Trust in Congress: An Appeal – 18 June 1939 248. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 1 July 1939 249. Letter to the Office Secretary, Punjab Provincial Congress Committee – 6 July 1939 250. Letter to V. S. R. M. Valliappa Chettiar – 15 July 1939 251. Letter to Akbar Hydari – 17 July 1939 252. Letter to Abdul Hameed Khan – 19 July 1939 253. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 25 July 1939 254. Letter to Akbar Hydari – 29 July 1939 255. Letter to Abdul Hameed Khan – 1 August 1939 256. Letter to Ghanshyam Singh Gupta – 5 August 1939 257. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 16 August 1939 258. Letter to Vallabhbhai Patel – 16 August 1939 259. Appeal for South Arcot Election – 30 August 1939 260. Sympathy for Poland – 18 September 1939 261. Letter to Devadas Gandhi – 20 September 1939 262. Letter to John Francis Ashley Erskine – 29 September 1939 263. Prohibition in North Arcot – 3 October 1939 264. War Resolution – 20 October 1939 265. Britain’s Want of Trust – 23 October 1939 266. Speech on the War Resolution – 26 October 1939 267. Resignation of the Congress Ministry of Madras Province – 27 October 1939 268. Letter to Mahadev Desai – 28 October 1939 269. Letter to Dr Rajendra Prasad – 1 November 1939 270. Speech on Civic Amenities in Madras – 1 November 1939 271. Declaration About India – 15 November 1939 272. Indian Demand for Freedom – 27 November 1939 273. Impasse Cannot Last Long: Interview – 30 November 1939 274. Letter to Devadas Gandhi – 5 December 1939 275. Rajaji Refutes Charges against Congress Ministries – 10 December 1939 276. Fraught with Mischief – 14 December 1939 277. Call for Constituent Assembly – 15 December 1939 278. Reply to Maurice Linford Gwyer – 25 December 1939 279. Letter to J. B. L. Munro – 25 December 1939 Appendices Appendix I 1. Congress Proceedings in Hindi: Resolution moved by Rajaji at the All India Hindi Sahitya Sammelan – 29 March 1937 2. Rajaji’s Letter to Prime Ministers of Five Congress Provinces – 3 September 1937 3. Telegram to Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel – 1 November 1937 Appendix II: Joint Statements, Letters and Appeals 1. Hindi Prachar Sabha – 10 April 1936 2. Kamala Nehru Memorial – 14 April 1936 3. Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru – 29 June 1936 4. Aftermath of Cyclone – 4 November 1936 5. Joint Note of Rajaji and V. V. Giri – 3 April 1939 Appendix III: Reference Items 1. Gazette of India – 28 July 1934 2. Allahabad Resolution – 26-29 April 1937 3. Proposal by the Tamil Nad Provincial Congress Committee – 19 May 1937 4. Place of Film in National Life – 12 June 1937 5. Extracts from the Madras Prohibition Act, 1937 – [November] 1937 6. Note on Sergeants and Sub-Inspectors of Police – 13 March 1938 7. Congress Work in Andhradesa – 7 June 1938 8. Forcible Feeding of Hunger Strikers – 6 July 1938 9. Draft Government Order – [April 1939] 10. Note – 10 April 1939 11. Satyagraha is Kisans’ Birthright – 8 June 1939 12. Resolution on War as passed by the Madras Legislative Assembly – 26 October 1939 Appendix IV: Miscellaneous Items 1. An Imaginary Conversation between Rajaji and Akbar Hydari – 27 June 1939 2. Bills Passed by the Madras Legislature 1937–39 Chronology (1936–1939) Index