Dinesh Rajagopalan

His Excellency Naik Uttama Sri Dinesh Rajagopalan GCTC KCCP KCCM KCVS CSV CSK CSB MCU MMB CSM PC MBH
Secretary-General of SAAMC
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 October 2024
Chair	Arsal Abbas Mirza
Preceded by	Position established
Chief Commissioner of Swarnarajya
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 April 2023
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika Klarissa Sriraya
Vishwamitran Ambassador to the Kingdom of Mayursia
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 August 2024
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Prime Minister	Klarissa Sriraya
Preceded by	Office established
Member of Parliament of the Kingdom of Novus Hierosolymis for Montem North
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 April 2022
Monarch	Jayden I
Prime Minister	Sander Koff Matthew Tonna
Preceded by	Reuben Isze
Former Vishwamitran offices Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Religious Affairs In office 3 October 2024 – 20 October 2024 Monarch Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Klarissa Sriraya Preceded by Tusharjit Deka Succeeded by Arpan Deka Minister of State for Home Affairs In office 3 October 2024 – 20 October 2024 Serving with Shivangi Roy Monarch Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Klarissa Sriraya Preceded by Tusharjit Deka Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha In office 13 October 2023 – 4 June 2024 Monarch Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Klarissa Sriraya Speaker Arsal Abbas Mirza Preceded by Josh Ford Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha In office 13 June 2023 – 7 September 2023 Monarch Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Rory Leonard Succeeded by Josh Ford Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha In office 30 May 2023 – 8 September 2023 Monarch Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Constituency Basistha Central In office 8 October 2023 – 4 June 2024 Monarch Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Constituency Bhetapara
Former Pinangese offices Presidential Advisor & Spokesperson of the President of Pinang In office 28 January 2022 – 8 April 2022 President Esty Carpentieri May Junkin Prime Minister Joshua Braithewaite Prime Minister of Pinang In office 7 November 2021 – 8 November 2021 President Esty Carpentieri Preceded by Esty Carpentieri Succeeded by Andrew Perdomo In office 30 November 2021 – 1 December 2021 President Esty Carpentieri Preceded by Andrew Perdomo Succeeded by Connie Sarah Member of Parliament of the Pinangese Republic In office 13 October 2024 – 25 November 2024 President Tobey Wyles Prime Minister Ayane Martinez Thomas Jacobs In office 24 January 2024 – 6 May 2024 President Mišo Giuseppe Mazzini Prime Minister Koi Fesh Rafe Hargreaves Governor-General of Alleyvia In office 10 August 2021 – 23 March 2023 President See list Tobey Wyles Esty Carpentieri May Junkin Tobey Wyles Rafaela Luiz Cadno Rafe Hargreaves Prime Minister See list Giuseppe Mazzini Esty Carpentieri Andrew Perdomo Esty Carpentieri Self Andrew Perdomo Self Connie Sarah Joshua Braithewaite Esty Carpentieri David Brooke Rafe Hargreaves Daniel Quintero Esty Carpentieri Tobey Wyles
Former other micronational offices Minister of Parliament for Amicitia in Australis In office 24 January 2021 – 6 February 2021 Monarch Daniel I Prime Minister Abrams Wiucki-Dunswed MicroWiki Minister and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps for NoboBangla In office 1 July 2021 – 23 September 2021 President Nafiz Morshalin Prime Minister Esty Carpentieri
Former Roselian offices Prime Minister of Roselia In office 6 April 2022 – 8 May 2022 Monarch Barbie I In office 13 February 2021 – 13 March 2021 Monarch Self In office 1 June 2016 – 2 May 2020 Monarch Katie I King of Indradhanush Reign 13–24 February 2021 26 February–13 April 2021 30 July–28 September 2021 19 November–12 December 2021 Prime Ministers See list Self Zabëlle Skye Nafiz Morshalin Nabin Mutakin James Roberts Pihu S President of Lowenia In office 2 May 2020 – 18 October 2020 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Position abolished
Personal details
Born	1 December 2006 (2006-12-01) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	VNP (2023–present) (in Vishwamitra) CUP (2024–present) (in Pinang)
Other political affiliations	Vishwamitra NPC (2020) PPV (2020) GSP (2021) Pinang PRL (2022-2023)
Military service
Allegiance	Vishwamitra
Branch/service	Royal Vishwamitran Army
Years of service	2023–present
Rank	Naik

Dinesh Rajagopalan (born 1 December 2006) is a Vishwamitran and Pinangese politician, diplomat who currently serves as the Secretary-General of the South Asian Association of Micronational Cooperation since 19 October 2024. Prior to his becoming the secretary-general, he had served as a minister in the fourth Klarissa Sriraya ministry since August 2024. He previously served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the 16th Lok Sabha and the Leader of the Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha.

He was the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign and External Affairs and was a Member of Parliament in Pinang. He previously served as the Presidential Advisor and Spokesperson from 28 January 2022 till 8 April 2022, the Governor-General of Alleyvia from 10 August 2021 till 23 March 2023 and was the Prime Minister of Pinang for two brief terms, each lasting a day.

Personal life

Dinesh Rajagopalan was born in 2006 in Kolkata in Ramkrishna Mission Hospital. He is the only child of his parents, MKB and the future Queen Monroe I.

Career

Vishwamitra and personal micronations

Early career (2020–2021)

Rajagopalan joined micronationalism after founding the Republic of Lowenia in May 2020 and assuming the office of the nation's president. In the following months, as the head of state, he contacted Vishwamitra, another fellow Indian micronation and established bilateral relations and also applied for membership to the Cupertino Alliance. In October that year, after rounds of negotiations, the Treaty of Chandril was signed between Lowenia and Vishwamitra paving way for Lowenia to join Vishwamitra as the special administrative region of Chandril. He assumed the office of the administrator of Chandril on 19 October 2020. However, ties with the federation soon severed following his demands and displeasure on the status of Chandril. Despite his regular demands and efforts to seek statehood for the territory, the federal government chose to pay no attention. His actions frowned the government and monarch Varuna Sriraya and was briefly stripped of his designation and membership in the privy council in November 2020, only to be restored in January 2021.

A month after being reinstated of his ranks and membership, he had a fallout with the monarch and the government of Vishwamitra which eventually led to him being stripped of his citizenship, honours, ranks and titles in the nation and the eventual expulsion of Chandril from the union. He would then try to approach the GUM Supreme Court seeking restoration of his titles and citizenship but then withdrew the case. He was soon declared a persona non grata by Vishwamitra and several other states and banned from engaging with Vishwamitra.

Indradhanush and subsequent career (2021–2022)

Days after Chandril's expulsion and his ban from Vishwamitra, he declared the foundation of the Kingdom of Indradhanush on 13 February 2021, claimed over the former territories of Chandril. As the sovereign of the new kingdom, he made several efforts to enter the diplomatic community, but that often led to failures. He briefly announced his stepping down as the sovereign on 24 February, and was succeeded by King Aircraft I, only to be re-installed two days later. He remained as the nation's ruler until 13 April 2021 and then abdicating in favour of John Lakes. Indradhanush was briefly dissolved between April and July that year, and he was re-installed as king on 30 July. He then asked his friend, Rory I, then emperor of Lurdentania and a minister in the government of Vishwamitra on 28 September 2021 to be regent.

During this period, he kept pushing for being allowed to re-enter Vishwamitra as a citizen and sought for forgiveness for his past deeds. He was eventually allowed back and joined the Green Socialist Party and then served as its chairperson in December 2021 following the resignation of his predecessor David Brooke. He desired to run in the election but was barred by the election commission due to his previous engagements. Meanwhile, he was also re-installed as King of Indradhanush following Rory's abdication and ruled between November and December 2021 and later abdication in favour of his mother, Queen Monroe I. He also briefly served as consul-general for South India for Vishwamitra until his resignation weeks later.

On 16 March 2022, the Kingdom of Indradhanush was renamed as the Federation of Roselia after a series of changes and the nation adopting a system of elective monarchy. Rajagopalan assumed the office of the prime minister of Roselia and served till the dissolution of the nation following inactivity.

Return and rise in Vishwamitran politics (2023–present)

Acting against the advice of his ministers and counsellors, the monarch of Vishwamitra Varuna Sriraya extended an olive branch of reconciliation towards Rajagopalan and both agreed to forget past memories and embark on a new start. He was eventually allowed to Vishwamitra and the dissolved state of Roselia was annexed by Vishwamitra as the crown dependency of Swarnarajya. He was appointed as the commissioner for Swarnarajya on 27 April 2023.

A month later, he ran independently in the by-election to the Basistha City constituency in the state of Basistha which was needed following the resignation of MP Reuben Isze. Due to lack of opposition, he was elected unopposed to the Lok Sabha from the constituency, marking a start in his parliamentary career. Days after his election to the parliament, he joined the opposition Vishwamitran National Party. Following the resignation of his predecessor Rory Leonard, he was appointed as the leader of the opposition by the party leadership on 13 June 2023. However, as the leader of the opposition, he proved to be less vocal, often leading to him being criticised by his party colleagues including deputy speaker Josh Ford.

Voting Record of Dinesh Rajagopalan (1st Term)

Issue	Vote
Private Media Bill, 2023	Yes
Independent Anti Corruption Commission Bill, 2023	Yes
Charter of the Association of Asian Micronational States	Yes
Third Constitution of Vishwamitra (2023)	Yes
Parliamentary (Statute Law Reform) Act, 2023	Yes

In the 2023 general election, he contested from the two constituencies to the parliament – from Uttar Basistha in Basistha state against outgoing speaker Tyler Mullins and Bhetapara constituency of Beltola state against minister Rafe Hargreaves. He was defeated by Congress-backed independent candidate Tyler Mullins in Uttar Basistha but managed to defeat minister Rafe Hargreaves in the Bhetapara constituency and was elected to the parliament for the second time. After the election, he was unopposed elected as the deputy speaker and rescinded his party membership. As the deputy speaker, he ran the house very effectively and in an non-partisan manner during the absence of speaker Arsal Abbas Mirza. By March 2024, Vishwamitra plunged into inactivity and sought for more focus from local citizens, however, in the months to follow, things returned to normalcy. The parliament was dissolved on 4 June 2024 with no immediate election to be held, he ceased to be the deputy speaker. He was appointed as the Vishwamitran Ambassador to Mayursia on 17 August 2024.

Voting Record of Dinesh Rajagopalan (2nd Term)

Issue	Vote
Standing Orders of the Lok Sabha (Fourth Edition)	Yes
Freedom of Information Act, 2023	Yes
Parliamentary (Nominated Members) Act, 2023	Yes
Bhalam (Federal Territory Act), 2024	Abstain

At the recommendation of his party chairperson Josh Ford, he joined the ministry of prime minister Klarissa Sriraya on 3 October 2024 as a minister of state. He was appointed the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Religious Affairs and as a minister of state in the Ministry of Home Affairs, and in the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources.

On 17 October, he was nominated by Vishwamitra to be a candidate for the secretary-general of the South Asian Association of Micronational Cooperation. His candidature was initially supported by all member states except the Kingdom of Mayursia, who later also decided to back his nomination. He was unanimously elected as the inaugural secretary-general of the regional organisation on 19 October 2024. Following his election, he resigned from his position as a minister.

Pinang

Prime Minister, Advisor & Spokesperson to the President

Dinesh Rajagopalan joined PEDEM and swiftly rose through the ranks of the party. He was appointed as the Governor-General of Alleyvia on 10 August 2021, after the resignation of Nafiz Morshalin, and eventually served as its final governor till 23 March 2023, when the territory was annexed to Roselia. Under his governorship, the Order of Alleyvia was established.

On 7 November 2021, Esty Carpentieri was elected president with 35 out of 57 votes at the first round, gaining the highest number of votes ever cast by a presidential candidate and defeating the incumbent president Tobey Wyles, who was running for a second term.

He was appointed as Prime Minister by the new President Carpentieri, however, he failed to obtain the confidence by the senate. This was controversial as some members couldn't vote on the same. On 9 November 2021, Andrew Perdomo was appointed to lead a national unity government between the main political forces. The government lasted 21 days, because of the political tensions between the Nationals and the Pedemists, which led to a motion of no confidence which passed with 16 votes in favor. Perdomo’s cabinet was succeeded by Rajagopalan II, which lasted a single day. Rajagopalan II cabinet fell after failing a confidence vote and on 1 December the Independent Connie Sarah was appointed by the President Esty Carpentieri to lead a unity government, with the highly popular president Carpentieri threatening to resign his post and renounce citizenship if Connie was not approved as prime minister. Connie Sarah was approved to serve as Prime Minister on 1 December 2021 with 15 votes in favour and 6 against in the senate, which was comprised of all citizens at the time.

He was eventually appointed as the Presidential Advisor and Spokesperson of the President of Pinang on 28 January 2022 by President Carpentieri. He was effective, introducing communiqués to Pinang. He was honourably removed from the post on 8 April 2022, by the next President May Junkin.

Member of Parliament

He joined the Alliance Party formed by Morshalin, and eventually became its leader. He became the only member of the party after Morshalin left. He got elected to the Parliament on 24 January 2024, and served till its dissolution on 24 April 2024. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Voting Record of Dinesh Rajagopalan (1st Term)

Mot	Vote
Establishment of Parliamentary Committees	Yes
Constitutional Law on Recognising Terralis as a Province of Pinang and Statute of Autonomy	Yes, Yes
Constitutional Law on Delayed Oaths	Did not vote
Constitutional Law on the Executive Council	Abstain
Nomination of Chhay Hong to the Supreme Court	Yes
Constitutional Law on the Federal Government of the Pinangese Republic	No
Constitutional Law on the partisanship of the President of the Pinangese Republic	Abstain
Nomination of Adam Johnstone to the Supreme Court	Yes
Constitutional Law on Impeachment	Yes
Constitutional Law on Breaking a Tie in Public Elections	Did not vote
Constitutional Law on Alternating Presidency	Did not vote
Early Elections of the Pinangese Parliament (under Article 23)	No
Vote on confirming Mišo to the position of Speaker	Did not vote
Vote for election of the Minister of Economy	Roy Jackson

Dinesh Rajagopalan joined the Conservative Unity Party or the CUP on 2 October 2024, on the recommendation of Josh Ford who was in the party, dissolving the Alliance Party. He was nominated by the party to fill the third seat of the parliament allotted to them. He became a Member of Parliament for the second time on 13 October 2024 till his resignation on 25 November 2024. He endorsed Roy Jackson for the post of Deputy Speaker. He gave a strong condemnation of the resignation speech of Ayane Martinez, who accused the CUP of homophobia. He unofficially ran for Prime Minister, before Thomas Jacobs gathered the support of all the other parties except the CUP. Rajagopalan became a backbencher politician, and became a vocal critic of Jacobs on his government programme, which he wrote without consulting his own Executive Council. He was the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, under which he authored the Foreign Affairs and Policy Reform Act (FAPRA Act) which passed in the Parliament. He voted si (yes) for the no-confidence motion on Jacobs, which ultimately failed, by 4-6-2.

Voting History of Dinesh Rajagopalan (2nd Term)

Issue	Vote
Nomination of Luke Wellmore to the Supreme Court	Yes
Election of Speaker	Roy Jackson
Election of 2nd Deputy Speaker	Roy Jackson
Information Availability Act	Abstain
Standing Orders Act	Yes
Government Program (November 2024 - January 2025)	Abstain
Constitutional Law on Abortion Rights	Abstain
Bill Templates Act	Yes
Constitutional Law on Amendments to Articles 1, 60 and 62 of the Constitution	Yes
No-confidence motion on PM Thomas Jacobs	Yes
Foreign Affairs and Policy Reform Act (FAPRA) (Author)	Yes
Constitutional Law Templates Act	Yes

Titles, styles and honours

Titles

• Vishwamitra:
  • Count of Calton (11 January 2021  – 5 February 2021)
  • Baron Rajagopalan (1 December 2021  – 12 December 2021: 17 May 2023 – 6 August 2023)
• Pinang and Belcity:
  • Amico Indiano delle micronazioni Italiane (Indian Friend of the Italian micronations)

Honours of Vishwamitra

• Vishwamitra:
  • Commander of the Most Exalted Order of Sri Maha Vishwamitra (CSV) (8 June 2024)
  • Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (CSM) (11 January 2024)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2023)
  • Recipient of the Installation Medal of Rashtradhyaksh III (1 August 2024)
• Federal Territory:
  • Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Territorial Crown (GCTC) – Uttama Sri (26 May 2023)
• Basistha:
  • Member of the Most Distinguished Order of Merit of Basistha (MMB) (27 January 2024)
• Kamrupa:
  • Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the State of Kamrupa (CSK) (1 October 2024)
• Madhya Prant:
  • Knight Companion of the Most Blessed Order of the Crown of Madhya Prant (KCCM) – Maha Prathama (23 February 2024)
• Purvanchal:
  • Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Purvanchal (KCCP) – Maha Uttama (11 January 2024)
  • Knight Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Maharaja Varuna Sriraya (KCVS) – Maha Indra (25 June 2023)
  • Recipient of the Silver Wedding Jubilee Medal of the Prince Father and Princess Mother (5 February 2024)
• Uttaranchal:
  • Companion of the Most Illustrious Order of Loyalty to Rajpramukh Sri Bishnu Chetry (CSB) (14 September 2024)
  • Member of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Uttaranchal (MCU) (4 May 2023)

Other honours

National honours

• Pinang:
  • Founder Grand Master of the Order of Alleyvia (24 August 2021, dormant 23 March 2023)

Foreign honours

• Ebenthal:
  • Member of the Order of Dagon (25 January 2021; revoked 15 February 2021)
• Snagov:
  • Member of the Order of the 18th of June (3 February 2021; revoked 5 February 2021)
• Lurdentania:
  • Officer of the Illustrious Order of Diplomatic Chivalry (4 October 2021; order dissolved 2023)
  • Member of the Illustrious Order of Diplomatic Chivalry (31 July 2021 – 4 October 2021)
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Royal Tree (2 December 2021 order dissolved 2023)
  • Member of the Order of the Royal Tree (4 October 2021 – 2 December 2021)

• Winterspell:
  • Member of the Order of the Broad-tailed Hummingbird (8 June 2022)

Order of wear