The names of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, Indian cricketing wizard Sachin Tendulkar and other film stars and international cricketers figure in the list of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in the Goan village of Chimbel, barely five kilometers from Panaji.
Not only is the Goa chief minister's name registered as the card holder in Chimbel under the MNREGA scheme, which guarantees 100 days of unskilled work at the rate of about Rs 150 per day, Amitabh Bachchan's entire family — from son Abhishek Bachchan, daughter-in-law and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, wife Jaya Bachchan and even now-expired mother Teji Bachchan figure on the list.
Other celebrities that are listed as beneficiaries include Riky Ponting (misspelt name of Australian cricketer) and his apparent family with names like Micky Ponting, Rosy Ponting, a series of names of the Tendulkar family starting with Sachin, Anjali, Sara and Arjun.
Other celebrities in the list include Saurabh and Donna Ganguly, Amir Khan, Kapil Dev, Virendra Sehwag and a series of names with the surname of "Paparazi."
