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Sunny Hundal is a British Asian journalist.

He was born in London in 1977 to Sikh parents of Indian origin. He has a degree in Economics from Brunel University and has written for leading British newspapers including The Financial Times, and The Independent. He has been interviewed by ITV News, Sky News, and Channel 4 News.

Sunny Hundal is the founder and editor of Asians in Media magazine. He also runs the progressive Pickled Politics weblog, and the Barfi Culture community website, both of which deal with issues concerning the British Asian community. He is a regular contributor to 'Comment is Free' on the Guardian website, and was named as their blogger of the year.

Hundal is a prominent critic of Islamist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir, appearing on various talk show debates with Hizb-ut-Tahrir representatives. He is frequently critical of organisations such as the Muslim Council of Britain, MPACUK, Sikh Federation and Hindu Forum of Britain.

He is one of the founding members of the New Generation Network, a group and manifesto set up to challenge the current discourse of race relations in the UK.

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 He is one of the founding members of the New Generation Network, a group and manifesto set up to challenge the current discourse of race relations in the UK.
-==Controversy==
-Hundal has been referred to as a 'homosexual' on various web chat rooms and gay rights rallies, but the claim is yet to be either denied or confirmed by Hundal himself. There is no evidence that questions surrounding his sexuality are related to him not having wedded yet.
-Hundal has made scathing remarks about the Conservative party receiving money from an arms manufacturer [http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1333], but had no problem taking money from the Tories when advertising[http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1248#comment-71849] Tony Lit’s campaign to become Conservative MP for Ealing Southall in 2007 on his blog.
-The move was seen by many as somewhat hypocritical, not only due to Hundal’s opinions on where the Conservative party gets its money from, but also because of his blog’s so-called ‘liberal-left’ stance, which is supposed to be the very antithesis of Conservatism.
-Hundal has been accused of surrounding himself with a 'crowd of hand picked sycophants'[http://devilskitchen.me.uk/2007/09/and-we-have-yet-another-incidence.html#133014490186300224] on his blog in order to escape serious criticism. This attitude was highlighted as having the potential to damage the credibility[http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1361#comment-79620] of his Pickled Politics blog by a long standing commentator. The comment seems to have been prophetic as Hundal's blog has recently hit a new low in terms of hits.
-Despite having no journalistic qualifications, Hundal makes sporadic TV appearances to comment on the media. His latest appearance, on More4 News[http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1392], was, by his own admission, not one of his “greatest performances”[http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1392#comment-81214].
-Hundal appeared nervous, was seen to mumble and came across as short of confidence. However, to be fair, he was only called to appear on the show after a string of other, more high profile, journalists turned the opportunity down.
-Hundal has confessed to having been infatuated with Bollywood actress Kajol as a youth, and has admitted setting up websites dedicated to her in the past. The topic was the source of much amusement on his Pickled Politics blog [http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/903#comment-45281] after the actress was told of Hundal's obsession on a radio talk show.
-He also has a Facebook group dedicated to him; it is entitled 'The Sunny Hundal Bald Patch Appreciation Group', a reference to his imminent hair loss.
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