PETALING JAYA: Dr Mohd Khir Toyo has been stripped of his “Datuk Seri” title after the former Selangor mentri besar was found guilty of corruption.State secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi said Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah issued the order as it was viewed that Mohd Khir was “no longer fit to hold the title”. The order was effective Sept 30.Mohd Khir, who was awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Seri Paduka Mahkota Selangor in 2001, will no longer be allowed to use the “Datuk Seri” title for himself and neither will be referred to with the title by others.Mohd Khusrin said that the Selangor Sultan viewed seriously the reputation of those who received any award from the state, especially those from the country and state leaders, who were involved in any unhealthy acts that were not of integrity such as corruption, criminal breach of trust and abuse of power.“Those who receive the award should not be involved in any misappropriation and criminal activities to protect the dignity of the award that he is wearing besides preserving his status,” Mohd Khusrin said in a statement on Friday.This comes after a Sept 22 Federal Court decision to uphold Mohd Khir’s one-year jail term and found him guilty of using his position to obtain two plots of land and a bungalow unit at Section 7 in Shah Alam eight years ago.Mohd Khir was charged with obtaining for himself and his wife the properties at No. 8 & 10, Jalan Suasa 7/1L through Ditamas Sdn Bhd director Shamsuddin Hayroni bought at RM3.5mil.This is in contrast to the price of RM6.5mil paid for the properties by Ditamas on Dec 23, 2004.