Dr. Chowria accepted the conditions, but no private living accommodation for Baba could be made. The original plan was that as soon as all arrangements had been made, Chanji was to telegram Baba at Lahore, and he would come. But, as was Baba's habit, he arrived unexpectedly on Thursday, 14 October 1943, with Gustadji and Savak. Since no residential quarters had been booked, Chanji took them to the Broadway Hotel for one night. Adi Sr., Gulmai, Banubai Irani, Deshmukh, Kaka and Baidul arrived the following day.
In the morning Baba expressed how displeased he was with Chanji, scolding him badly, "I sent you out ten days in advance to make proper arrangements, but you did not do a damn thing!"
He continued, "I did not rest last night. The whole night has been hell for me. Have you no thought for my comfort and convenience? If you now fail to find a peaceful, suitable place for me to stay, I will have you hung upside down!"
Finding Baba in such an awful temper, Chanji said not a word, and quietly went out to make the impossible possible. He again approached the owner of the house who had refused to rent it for a month. The man insisted he would only rent his property for a year, and Chanji's flattery and persuasion had no effect on him.
A Madrasi official named C. R. Sunder Rajan was residing nearby. When Chanji had visited this landlord four days before, Sunder Rajan had overheard Chanji and asked, "What exactly do you require, brother?" Chanji explained the benevolent work the philanthropic Parsi wanted to do for those who had suffered misfortune, and the Madrasi said, "He can stay in my new premises, which I am supposed to move into soon."
"But you have a family," Chanji pointed out. "The generous Parsi wants a vacant house." Sunder Rajan explained that his family was leaving for Madras in a day or two, so the house would be vacant.
So on the 15th, Chanji took Baba to Sunder Rajan's new house. Seeing him from a distance, Sunder Rajan was deeply affected. Sunder Rajan told Chanji, "You can use my car also during office hours, from 10 A.M. to 5:00 P.M." He gave the use of his driver and included free petrol besides. In those wartime days, gasoline was strictly rationed and very scarce, but Sunder Rajan, being a high official in the supplies department, somehow managed to obtain it for Baba's use.