ALS, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, December 19, 1948. Letter of endorsement written while Nehru was interim Prime Minister and deeply involved in trying to create union in the most challenging areas of India. In part: "My good wishes to the Congress candidate, Satindra Mohan Dev, in the Silchar constituency. I hope he will win a big majority and thus demonstrate that Silchar stands for…and independence." In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, soiling, and intersecting folds. Satindra Mohan Dev was a renowned Bengali Northeastern Freedom Fighter. He was a fierce opponent of British Rule and was jailed a number of times by the British for his resistance activities. His son, Santosh Mohan Dev, was a veteran Indian political leader. A member of the Dev family has occupied an elected office from South Assam for all but 10 years since Indian Independence.
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