Actress turned politician Khushbu Sundar gets an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Letters) from International Tamil University USA. The university is based in Honolulu, HI.
As per the university website, "The Honorary Doctorate is an honorific title conferred by an exceptional procedure thus recognizing people who are serving humanity in different areas of life. THIS IS NOT A ACADEMIC DEGREE. This is in characteristics is Doctor Honors Cause which is common with European universities.
The Doctor of Letters is designed to give formal public recognition for people who have rendered significant contributions to society. A recipient of the Doctor of Letters recognition is one who has no affiliation with the International Tamil University USA.
It is important to note that all D.litt., convocations are presided by the chancellor. Otherwise, they are invalid."
