Celebrity employees

It is known that celebrities and sportspersons would not be present in the House/office every day

Celebrities from various fields are nominated to Parliament. Sportspersons are recruited to various positions in the government, statutory bodies, public sector undertakings and sometimes companies. Beyond recognising individual contribution to public life or sports, there is no evidence to show that such assignments benefit Parliament where they get represented or organisations that recruit them.

At some stage, the media or the human resource departments of organisations publish analyses of the attendance or contribution of these “nominees”. Clearly, there is a gap between expectations from these members of Parliament and employees who, from the viewpoint of their colleagues, get “out-of-turn” entry into