Kuldip Singh Dhillon, often known by the anglicized first name "Kolin", is a wealthy Punjabi-born British property developer and polo player and official
Career
Dhillon immigrated from the Punjab to Britain in 1955 when he was four years old. He has lived in Gloucestershire for over thirty years. The firm"s main offices are in Cheltenham.
Dhillon is a former chairman of the Schools and Universities Polo Association and a director and player at Cirencester Park.
"Sooty" controversy
The story was first reported in The Telegraph"s "Mandrake" column on 12 January 2009. lieutenant comes at the same time as Prince Harry is again being hauled over the coals for using racist language."
I have to say that you know you have arrived when you acquire a nickname.
I enjoy being called Sooty by my friends who I am sure universally use the name as a term of affection with no offence meant or felt.
Views
Dhillon defended the Prince of Wales:.
Membership
In 1975, Dhillon joined Cirencester Park Polo Club, and, by his own statement, acquired the nickname of "Sooty" while playing against members of the Royal Family. A spokesman for a group called "Give Racism the Red Card" stated, "Members of the Royal Family, with all the money that"s been spent on their education, should be aware that calling people "Sooty" is unacceptable. Labour Member of Parliament Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, reacted, "I do worry about the choice of these nicknames which they regard as terms of endearment and affection but which members of the public will regard as being offensive and distasteful.".
