Leaders of the Indian Commonwealth

The The Commonwealth of India, like any Commonwealth, is currently led by a Premier, an elected official who serves as the Head of Government. During Tekin's regime, this was replaced with Governor-Generals, who had a similar function but were unelected and had less power due to the centralisation seen under Tekin.

## Jagvir Agan Singh

### Affiliation

Ekata Party (Regional),National Party (Federal)

### Occupation

First Premier of the Indian Commonwealth, 2135-2157

## Biographical information

### Place of death

Kanpur, Hindustan

**Jagvir Agan Singh** (2084-2173) was the first Premier of the Commonwealth of India, coming from the state of Punjab. Although part of the campaign for greater autonomy across India, his personal views were not unlike those of the National Party of Neo-Europe. He demonstrated his strengths in the ten years leading up to the Third World War, and during it - showing he was capable and served their national interests.

He was a founding member of the **Ekata Party,** but was federally associated with the National Party too.

He resigned in 2157 following eighteen years as Premier, feeling his time was up.

Singh was a non-practicing Sikh in his later years, but continued to conform to the religion culturally. He married the Prussian, **Eva Gosling** (2091-2188), in 2124 while he was living in Berlin. They had two children together - **Jagvir** (2126-2232) and **Angela** (2129-2198). His son would become an actor based in Indomalaya, where he was often cast as the 'Indian stock character' in their movies, while his daughter would pursue a political career, only to be executed on Tekin's orders following a failed uprising in Lahore in 2198. Singh himself would die in 2173, following complications after contracting the Scavravirus.

### Radhika Siva (2157-2164)

**Radhika Siva** (2109-2195) was born in northern Dravidia to a Tamil mother and Gujarati father. She would become the second Indian Premier. Singh had started to see her as his successor as early as 2246, and she underwent a sort of informal tutelage in preparation for the role. For this, she continued many of her predescessor's policies. She was also a member of the Ekata Party.

Siva famously never married, but would adopt an orphaned Chinese girl from GUISS after both her parents were killed in the Third World War, **Liying** (2149-2261), who adopted Siva's surname. Liying Siva would go on to become a world-class athlete, specifically in swimming.

Siva would die in 2195 aged 84 following a fall at her home. In her last fifteen years, she was closely observed by Tekin's authorities and was considered a 'minor threat.' However, she did not publicly campaign against him - something her previous followers criticised her for. Yet, after her death, her memoirs were discovered to contain expletives against Tekin - it is likely she feared for her life, so kept quiet.

### Hassan Khameini (2164-2167)

**Hassan Ali Khameini** (2083-2192) was a Persian politician and member of the **Sablog Party,** a 'big tent' group that emphasised culture and national identity. Initially seeming to please everyone, it soon transpired that he was a radical muslim (demonstrated in his responses during the terrorist crisis of the 2160s). His radical beliefs grew even stronger; in a Commons session he started chanting 'Death to all Jews,' believing they were behind much of Neo-Europe's problems. This led to his temporary removal from office and subsequent trial, which made this removal permanent.

Khameini married twice; first to the Persian **Nazanin Farahani** (2094-2201), from 2113 until 2138; reports decades later suggested Khameini was physically and verbally abusive towards her. They had three children: **Kaladin** (2114-2212)**, Shirin** (2117-2204) and **Cyrus** (2118-2182)**.** Khameini would marry again in 2141 to the Arab **Nawal Habad** (2119-2198); this marriage lasted until his death. They had four children: twin sons **Mohammed** (2143-2251) and **Abdul** (2143-2209)**,** and a further two daughters, **Sabah** (2146-2249) and **Rina** (2149-2261). Two of his sons, Cyrus and Abdul, would go on to become Islamic scholars, although Cyrus was killed in an anti-religious march under Tekin, and Abdul committed suicide when his personal mosque was uncovered by the authorities.

Khameini, despite his strong religious views, would not be considered a direct enemy of Tekin. He was allowed to live his life if he did not intefere in politics, nor insult Tekin. Sources close to Khameine even suggest he was an admirer of Tekin as he removed the, in Khameini's words, 'Corrupt Jewish elite' from Neo-European governance.

He would die aged 109 in December 2192 of complications following heart surgery. When informed of his death, Tekin stated it was a 'trivial matter' and no major remembrance service was carried out - at the end of the day, Khameini was still a bureaucratic politician and religious fundamentalist, something which Tekin disagreed with.

### Dhruvi Suresh (2167-2179)

**Dhruvi Suresh** (2128-2182) became Premier in a provisional capacity following Khameini's removal from office, before being subsequently elected through the Indian Commons. Like her predescessor, she was a member of the Sablog Party.

Suresh would die aged 56 when she was killed by firing squad, as part of Tekin's first Purge.

## Governor-Generals (2179-2238)

Within a year of Tekin coming to power, the position was abolished, soon after being replaced with **Governor-Generals**, who had less authority than Premiers did:

### Vihaan Patel (2179-2213)

**Vihaan Patel** (2127-2223) was born in the Gujarat region of Hindustan and was a veteran of the Third World War. Like Ekrim Tekin, he soon rose to gaining a seat on the Supreme Military Council. Patel was wholly subservient to Tekln, and carried out what was required of him. He was informally known as 'Bollywood Tekin' by some.

Patel's health started deteriorating in 2209 and his public appearances fell dramatically. At around this time, he wished to rule India more to his own liking, petitioning ideas of decentralisation to Tekin. He rejected him and forced him to retire from office. Tekin did, however, show some sympathy for his old friend by giving him a villa in his hometown. Tekin would visit Patel annually until his death in 2223, aged 96.

### Ahmad Rafsanjani (2213-2219)

**Ahmad Rafsanjani** (2162-2219) was from Telangana and was, in his student years, a Tekin fanatic. He rose to prominence in India in the 2190s, where Tekin appointed him Governor-Lieutenant of Dravidistan. Following Patel's retirement, he was seen as the natural successor. However, things soon turned sour. Rafsanjani appeared unable to adapt to governing a larger population, giving him much stress and anxiety. These conditions led to him making more mistakes, cumulating in his role in the **Hyderabad Rebellion of 2219,** initially adopting a policy of appeasement. Tekin, furious, ordered his immediate execution.

## Premiers (2239-Present)

Following the end of Tekin's regime, elections resumed and Premiers became leaders again:

### Indira Tendulkar (2252-2262)

2201-present

Dheeran Thevar, 2262-present

Urva Bangur