Washington, April 5 :    Washington, April 5:  He was projected as the beacon of the Indian community's future in New Jersey. But the image that came through was far less complimentary. Thousands of Indians across America have been trying this week to log on to www.rogerchugh.com, the website of Roger (Rajesh) Chugh, who claimed to be the 'First Assistant Secretary of State of New Jersey'. And not only Indians. The website evoked titillating fantasies of Full Monty, the popular film about male strippers, what with Chugh describing himself on the site as follows: 'I am Roger Chugh, born in New Delhi, the capital city of India. I am 5'10' tall, with an ideal weight of 150 (pounds) which I maintained for several years. Today I am a little overweight at 165 (pounds). From my appearance - with my light complexion, brown eyes and dark hair - it is often thought that I am of Italian decent (sic!). I love life, enjoy Broadway shows, candle-lit dinners, listening to music and going to basketball games...' The website has been hastily pulled down and Chugh, 47, one of new governor James McGreevey's five ethnically-diverse political appointees in New Jersey, is in the eye of a storm. The storm that has erupted around Democratic governor McGreevey, with Republicans baying for Chugh's head, is not because of the controversial website alone. Chugh has made tall claims, of which only one has gone unchallenged so far: that he belongs to the Congress party and that 'I was chosen general secretary of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) under the leadership of the late Cabinet minister of India, Mr (Rangarajan) Kumaramangalam'. Yesterday, the governor's office clarified that Lizette Delgado, and not Chugh, is New Jersey's assistant secretary of state. And that the position of first assistant secretary of state does not exist. Anxious not to alienate New Jersey's large and affluent Indian-American community, McGreevey's office pointed out that the governor has appointed two Indians to prominent jobs: the other is Seema Singh as public advocate for the state. Governor's office spokesman Paul Aronsohn was quoted in the media here today as saying Chugh is actually assistant commissioner - a newly-created job - and that his annual salary is $84,000. Aronsohn admitted partial responsibility for the controversy when he said the governor's office had, indeed, sent out a press release several weeks ago, which mistakenly named Chugh as assistant secretary of state. 'It was a minor mistake,' he said, adding that Chugh is 'an important member of this administration, it's a senior position, he works very closely with the secretary of state'. The controversy surrounding Chugh is, however, unlikely to go away with the clarification by Aronsohn. With Congressional and some gubernatorial elections due in November, Republicans in New Jersey believe that they have got in Chugh a good stick with which to beat the Democrats. They accuse the governor of having campaigned on a promise to clean up the administration and then creating highly paid government jobs for his undeserving friends and supporters. Republicans are now distributing clippings of some interviews that Chugh gave to newspapers in India soon after his appointment in January. He had claimed in these interviews that the governor had authorised him as the single window for the state's dealings with India. Taken aback by the Republican onslaught, New Jersey state department spokesman Mike Kinney was quoted this week in newspapers in Trenton, the state capital, as denying that Chugh had any such responsibilities. Kinney said Chugh only dealt with the Asian and Pacific American Advisory Council, the New Jersey Commission on American-Indian Affairs and the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. A former travel agent and printer, Chugh was McGreevey's main liaison man with the Indian American community in New Jersey and he personally contributed to the governor's campaign. Chugh described himself on the now-defunct website as chairman of the National Conference of Asian Americans for Political Awareness, an organisation which reporters and others have been unable to locate. Chugh is not giving any interviews and his website now carries the mere announcement that 'as you need to update your wardrobe periodically, our site is also being updated with current information'.