You are sons of Malaysia, Najib assures Chinese

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has assured the Chinese community that he recognises them as 'sons of Malaysia' and not immigrants. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 18, 2015.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak assured the Malaysian Chinese today that he recognised them as "sons of Malaysia" and not "pendatang" or immigrants.

He said that they were Malaysians above all, and they should not "worry too much about one or two individuals" who may insist otherwise.

"As far as I'm concerned, the Malaysian Chinese have contributed a lot to the development of Malaysia, to the growth of Malaysia.

"The spectacular growth of Malaysia. You've played your part," Najib said in his speech at the Gerakan annual national delegates' conference in Shah Alam today.

"And that is why you are not 'pendatang'. You are the sons of Malaysia. you were born here, you grew up here and when the time comes, you will be buried here, or your ashes will be scattered somewhere in Malaysia."

- TMI