Malaysian Indian
Malaysian Indians (Bahasa Malaysia: Kaum India Malaysia; Tamil: மலேசிய இந்தியர்கள்; Malayalam: മലേഷ്യ ഇന്ത്യൻ; Telugu:మలేషియన్ భారతీయులు; Hindi: मलेशियन भारतीय) are Malaysians of Indian origin. Many are descendants from those who migrated from India during the British colonization of Malaya. Prior to this, Indians have been present in the Malayan archipelago at least since the period of the influential Indian Chola dynasty of the 11th century. Today, they form the third largest ethnic group in Malaysia after the Chinese and the Malays
Malaysia is the home of one of the largest Overseas Indians, constitute 8% of the Malaysian population.
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