I hope Modi is defeated in 2029, like the PM in my first novel ‘The Actor’: Tavleen Singh to Karan Thapar for The Wire. ...................................... You probably know Tavleen Singh as a columnist and the author of serious political books. Today I shall introduce Tavleen Singh the novelist. Her first book, The Actor, was recently released. Set sometime in the future, it’s the story of India under an autocratic and dictatorial Prime Minister commonly known as Guruji. He’s a spellbinding speaker. He’s obsessed with himself. He’s ruthless towards his opponents and critics. And very conscious of his image in the media. Does that sound familiar? I suspect it’s meant to. Joining me now to talk about her book is Tavleen Singh herself.