Malaysian renowned actor and comedian, Afdlin Shauki questioned the necessity of honouring international martial artist and actor, Jackie Chan with the Datuk title.
The 43-year-old actor stated via his post on his Facebook page yesterday, “What use is the datukship on the international stage… Give a datukship to people who risked their lives for others during the flood.”
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| Afdlin expressed his discontentment on Jackie Chan’s datukship. |
Though some Facebook users supported Afdlin’s statement, others bashed him for being negative and unsupportive towards someone who has indirectly brought Malaysia to an international level.
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| Comments from FB users. |
This prompted Afdlin to post another statement 2 hours later which seemed to be sarcastic.
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| Afdlin’s second post which seemed to contain sarcasm. |
Datuk Jackie Chan received his Datuk title yesterday in conjunction with Federal Territories Day. The 60-year-old actor is among the 356 recipients of awards and medals where 71 of them including, Ustaz Kazim, received the same title as the international star.
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| Jackie Chan received the title at Istana Negara yesterday. (Photo source: says.com) |
Jackie Chan’s latest film is “Dragon Blade” which will arrive at Malaysian cinemas on 19 February 2015.