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Publicity chief for the Democratic Action Party in Malaysia, Jeffrey Wong Su En, thought it was a good idea to send out a press release (along with the above photo) stating he had been Knighted. It seems titles are all the rage in Malaysia these days, and short of “Duke” or “Lord” what better title could one have?
Well, Buckingham Palace begged to differ with Wong and it caused the British High Commission spokesperson in Kuala Lumpur to say, “We can confirm that we have no record of any honour having been conferred at any time by the British Government on Jeffery Wong Su En.”
OK, so where did he get the photo? From here – he just Shopped himself over Ross Brawn.
Wong still protests that he was, in fact, knighted despite the overwhelming evidence he was not. He is (rightfully so) now facing expulsion from his political party.
Related articles…
Malaysian politician faked pictures of knighthood from the Queen [Telegraph.co.uk]
Malaysian politico gets knighted in Photoshop [The Register]
Stir over DAP man’s ‘Sir’ title [Star Online]
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I never take people with titles seriously unless I know they’ve contributed to society. People back home (Malaysia) are idiots when it comes to these titles. Look at me, I’m super important! Douchebags.
Yeah, and after this stunt the only title Wong might qualify for is “King of the Douchebags”.
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