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Agencies Posted: Dec 06, 2008 at 1705 hrs IST
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan became the first Indian movie star to be conferred on a prestigious Malaysian title. Wearing a traditional black and gold Malay outfit (Baju Melayu and samping) and headgear, Khan received the title of "Datuk" (equivalent to British Knighthood) from the governor of Malaysia's southern Malacca state.

Baju Melayu is similar to a kurta pajama, while 'Samping' is a piece of cloth men tie around the waist and which falls to the length of the long shirt.

The 43-year-old actor, who has a large fan base among the Malays, held the estimated 1,000 guests at the investiture spellbound as he received the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM), conferred on him and 76 others.

The actor kept waving to his fans as he was escorted into the hall. The Bollywood icon was the focus of attention as media and fans clicked away using cameras from their seats.

The actor will be referred to as Datuk Shahrukh Khan in Malaysia and will be addressed as Datuk. Each Malaysian state chooses its own list of people to honour with "Datukship". A majority of the awardees are local Malaysians who would have excelled in some area or are in the government.

Malacca authorities said Khan was given the title because some of his movies had been shot in the the historical state boosting tourism.

Khan shot a song for the movie 'one two ka four' in Malacca which was named as one of the heritage cities by UNESCO a few months ago.

However, the decision to award Khan with the Datukship received a fair share of criticism across the country with local artists and public noting that the award could have been given to a local actor or artist.
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Datuk title on Shah Rukh Khan by eugine d cunha on 2009-09-24 11:48:35.573529+05:30 Artilce 18 of the Constitution of India prohibits any indian citizen from receieving any title from foriegn state. How come Shah Rukh Khan Received the same. Please give some information on this matter.

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Congrat by Lisa Zin on 2008-12-14 18:30:12.986751+05:30 Congratulations. I love his movie very much

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'Datuk' Srk? by Radfighter on 2008-12-12 09:43:33.255604+05:30 Believe it or not, SRK has become Datuk Shah rukh khan. Nothing can change that!No need for racism here. Theres Malay, Chinese and Indian being conferred with 'Datuk' every year including foreigners who live in Malaysia and have contributed to the country. I must say that Malacca government just want to attract people coming to their state and honour SRK for shooting A Famosa in his film. That's all!There are Malaysian people who dont like SRK (and who hates hindi film too) and dont agree with this. Whether SRK really deserves or not or Malacca govt being unjustified, for me i dont give a damn...

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words by rakhi ramchandran on 2008-12-08 20:15:48.266372+05:30 wow everyone knows shahrukh is worth this award.as hes an awesom actor..

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SRK by Manoj on 2008-12-07 12:45:33.751797+05:30 it is a good story. In the days of mahyam of voilence atleast there is some good news. SRK deserves what he recieved.His talent has been recognised .Khudo to SRK.

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HAATHI KE DAANT KHANE KE AUR DIKHANE KE AUR by romesh.sharma on 2008-12-07 12:14:47.662401+05:30 People of India,who appreciate SRKHan's recent statement of Islam being Distorted by Terrorists are living in fantasy world,the flick world.The kind of secularism he shows is a mask and behind that there is entirely different person with different thoughts and mind.As the matter of fact he is simply trying to justify the reason and cause of terrorists' resentments.Now that he is being awarded with this Dakutship,which he noway deserves,has the reasons of his radicalism which he openly said two years before in HongKong in interview with CNN.Malaysians are anti-Hindu and most fanatics is well known and he accepts this award and his getting this as well speaks a lot about his original self.Let us not be mislead by his artificial distorted representations.

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1 HAATHI KE DAANT KHANE KE AUR DIKHANE KE AUR
by srimathi on 2008-12-10 13:27:41.092942+05:30I pity you that you cannot understand the clear statements and intentions of a true Indian.

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srk the great by prerna on 2008-12-07 10:53:08.115015+05:30 its strange that a person whose sole job is to run around trees with pretty girls and trying to be different person each time to earn a living can be conferred the highest country's title and we don't even spare time to thank countless electricians, plumbers.... people who make our everyday life more comfortable and still are barely able to earn a decent living.... sadly even after 2000 years of civilization the world cant get its priorities right....

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Does SRK really deserve it by Rajesh on 2008-12-07 08:54:03.242259+05:30 Here is another muslim religious angle to this. Why only SRK and nobody else before. Why SRK did not speak about the Other regions suffering atrocities in that country. It needs courage and which SRK has none.

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Quran attracts 153A by n.krishna on 2008-12-07 08:43:47.459775+05:30 Quran is a terrorist manual and violates our laws. Quran attracts 153A

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1 Truth
by Ahmed on 2008-12-09 19:43:08.859482+05:30I challenge you, take out a single verse in the Quran which is against humanity. It is the Most Read and Most Positive book on the face of the Earth.

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Datukship by Shweta Rai on 2008-12-07 06:52:27.678868+05:30 The Malalysian Government has not given due recognition to many Malaysians of Indian origin. These are people from all walks of life who have brought name and fame for the Nation. Unfortunately they systematically discriminate them and only give awards to people of Malay descent and Shah Rukh Khan because of his religious beliefs. What a shame !

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SRK becomes 'Datuk' Shah Rukh Khan by Shweta Rai on 2008-12-07 06:17:29.625755+05:30 The Malalysian Government has not given due recognition to many Malaysians of Indian origin. These are people from all walks of life who have brought name and fame for the Nation. Unfortunately they systematically discriminate them and only give awards to people of Malay descent and Shah Rukh Khan because of his religious beliefs. What a shame !

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SRK becomes 'Datuk' Shah Rukh Khan by Shweta Rai on 2008-12-07 06:05:03.625174+05:30 The Malalysian Government has not given due recognition to many Malaysians of Indian origin. These are people from all walks of life who have brought name and fame for the Nation. Unfortunately they systematically discriminate them and only give awards to people of Malay descent and Shah Rukh Khan because of his religious beliefs. What a shame !

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SRK becomes 'Datuk' Shah Rukh Khan by Shweta Rai on 2008-12-07 05:56:48.091457+05:30 The Malalysian Government has not given due recognition to many Malaysians of Indian origin. These are people from all walks of life who have brought name and fame for the Nation. Unfortunately they systematically discriminate them and only give awards to people of Malay descent and Shah Rukh Khan because of his religious beliefs. What a shame !

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SRK becomes 'Datuk' Shah Rukh Khan by Shweta Rai on 2008-12-07 05:21:58.344397+05:30 The Malalysian Government has not given due recognition to many Malaysians of Indian origin. These are people from all walks of life who have brought name and fame for the Nation. Unfortunately they systematically discriminate them and only give awards to people of Malay descent and Shah Rukh Khan because of his religious beliefs. What a shame !

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SRK becomes 'Datuk' Shah Rukh Khan by Shweta Rai on 2008-12-07 05:19:06.240771+05:30 The Malalysian Government has not given due recognition to many Malaysians of Indian origin. These are people from all walks of life who have brought name and fame for the Nation. Unfortunately they systematically discriminate them and only give awards to people of Malay descent and Shah Rukh Khan because of his religious beliefs. What a shame !

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SRK becomes 'Datuk' Shah Rukh Khan by Shweta Rai on 2008-12-07 05:17:41.113488+05:30 The Malalysian Government has not given due recognition to many Malaysians of Indian origin. These are people from all walks of life who have brought name and fame for the Nation. Unfortunately they systematically discriminate them and only give awards to people of Malay descent and Shah Rukh Khan because of his religious beliefs. What a shame !

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Shahrukh Khan receiving Datuk award by Venu on 2008-12-07 02:55:25.988906+05:30 Malaysia has been persecuting the local Hindus. It has been discriminating against Hindus. Shahrukh Khan makes most of his money from his Hindu audience. If he was not a communal person he would have refused the honor. He proved that he is no different from the other Muslims. They don't care for the people of other religions. Malaysia has been treating Hindus worse than second Class citizens. It would have been a nice gesture from Shahrukh Khan if he refused the honor.

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