He is Sir Rushdie now!

So Rushdie has been knighted! I wonder why? and I am not challenging his literary achievements, just simply wondering whether this nomination has been "politically" motivated.
Isn't it just interesting that of the two knighted, one is a staunch provocateur who would not seize any single opportunity to defame any Islamic practice?
The British Affirmative Action was also employed in the list of honorees who received the CBE titles (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) such as Christiana Amanpour, Chakrabarti the civil activist and Barry Humphries cross-dressed as Dame Edna Everage, or CMG ( Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George) that was awarded to the former (or perhaps still) Russian spy Oleg Gordievsky.
What a diverse group! Interesting enough none was an Arab. At least not to my knowledge. Yeah we're fit to be labeled terrorists and sentenced to 136 years only.
But please do not blame Queen Elizabeth II. She was merely celebrating her birthday (for the second time). The process of nominating and choosing candidates is complex and administered by an Honours Awards Committee in which the Prime Minister has the final say. I am sure Her Majesty was aghast at all those honorees herself.

Your Majesty, if you're reading this, that makes us two.