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My dear Panditji,

It is Just 12.01 hours. Exactly 24 hours later will emerge a Free India - India led by Jawahar, the idol of millions, the terror of the Imperialist, the architect of Freedom, Art and Culture. May the Gods on high and the men on earth bless you now and for ever. It is bliss to be alive on August 15th. It matters little if one dies one minute after.

                           Who lives if (India) dies

                           Who dies if (India) lives.

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My dear Panditji,

Subsequent to my talk with you I conveyed the gist of the conversation to the Hon'ble Mr. Sitaram Reddiar (Minister for Industries and member of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research). I have just had a telephone from the Hon'ble Minister today that the Hon'ble Premier of Madras Mr. Ramaswami Reddiar has sent a letter to you conveying the request of the Madras Government inviting you to the Madras Province and also to lay the Foundation stone of the Electrochemical Research Institute at Karaikudi. As I told you in person, the extire Province is looking forward to your visit. I need hardly add that i look forward to it with pride and delight.

Dr. Bhatnagar is expected here on the 14th instant and he will be accompanying me to Karaikudi to look round the site and come to a final decision. He will of course make his report to you and to the Council.

I shall close the letter with the prayer that Providence will guide the destinies of our great country in a manner that will give you the much needed relief and leisure to enable you to build up the New India that is to be.

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My dear Panditji,

I was delighted to see. your letter of the 6th April, 48 giving me the joyous confirmation of your visit to the South as well as your acceptance of my request to associate yourself with the Electro Chemical Research Institute.

Dr. Bhatnagar's "difficulty'' regarding water supply at Karaikudi has been overcome. The Madras Minister for Industries Mr. Sitarama Reddy who is now in Delhi for Labour Conference, will satisfy Dr. Bhatnagar on this point.

I understand from Lieut N.K. Jain, Secretary to the Nehru Central Fund, who met you at Bombay recently, that you are due to visit Ooty in the 1st week of June. It is the desire of Mr. Sitarama Reddy and myself that this visit of yours must be taken advantage of by us to have the foundation stone laid at Karaikudi by you. I shall be most grateful if you could squeeze in this engagement in your programme and satisfy South which is literally in hunger to see you.