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SRK conferred with honorary doctorate

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The ‘King Khan‘ of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree from the Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad on Monday. From now Shah Rukh Khan will be called Dr Shah Rukh Khan.

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Industrialist Sanjiv Saraf, who conducts Jashn-e-rekhta festival will also get a doctorate from the university. President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest for the programme.

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However, the decision created controversy as Maulana Mufti Mohammed Nadeemuddin Siddiqui, spokesman of the All-India Association of Imams of Masjid, criticised it and questioned why is it giving an award to a person belonging to a dance and drama industry.

 

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