This is one of the hottest news in Malaysia at the moment. It is about a Bollywood actor that was awarded the title of Datuk by the state of Malacca, which is equivalent to a knighthood in Britain.

Most people in Malaysia based on news and blogs, do not agree with the award and many feel that the award should have been given to Malaysians that are more deserving than him. To make the matter worse, which many feel and I agree, it was an insult to the country when Shah Rukh Khan himself, could not be bothered to turn up and receive the award.

He also named Azean Irdawaty, M. Nasir, Kuswadinata and Ruminah Sidek as artistes deserving to receive the Datukship. He added it was an insult to Malaysians that Shah Rukh Khan did not turn up to accept the award. — Datuk Mustapha Maarof in ‘Malaysians more deserving of Datukship than Shah Rukh Khan’

Even Lim Kit Siang, the opposition leader, could not resist in taking part in condemning the presentation of this award as quoted from Khan award upsets Malaysian locals;

If Shahrukh Khan deserves the award, then other foreign stars including Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones who shot the Hollywood movie “Entrapment” in Kuala Lumpur in 1999 should also be given similar recognition, he said.

I made a search at Negaraku! (at 11:00 am) to see how many bloggers have blogged about this topic and these are what I found:

1. Lagu Inikah yang Membawa Shahrukh Khan Mendapat Gelaran Datuk? by Hasbullah Pit
2. Datuk Shah Rukh Khan kempen untuk Ali Rustam? by Tok Mudin
3. Shah Rukh Khan Terima Anugerah Datuk dari Yang Dipertua Negeri Melaka? by Oh Bulan
4. Datuk Shah Rukh Khan, WTF? by Noktah Hitam
5. Bila Masa Pula PAS Melaka, Selangor, Perak Kurniakan Datuk Pada Shahrukh Khan? by Hasbullah Pit
6. Kecek-kecek tentang Datuk Shah Rukh Khan by Tok Mudin
7. Datuk Shah Rukh Khan, WTF? by Cekik Darah
8. Datuk Shah Rukh Khan.. the most ridiculous thing of 2008 by Kwong Fei

So what is your opinion on this? Any die hard fan out there?