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Penangite Indians (Tamil: பினாங்கு இந்தியர்கள்; Malay: Kaum India di Pulau Pinang), also known as Chulias, are Malaysian Indians that live primarily in the state of Penang, Malaysia. Most are the descendants from those who migrated from India during the British colonisation of Malaya. However, historical sources prove that the ancient Indians arrived in Penang during the Chola dynasty. Penangite Indians forms a large percentage of the state's professional community such as business, law and medicine as well as politics, it can be proven by the appointment of Dr. P. Ramasamy as deputy chief minister of Penang. It made him the first Malaysian of Indian origin to hold the post of deputy chief minister in any state of Malaysia. In addition, first Tamil Vernacular School in Malaysia was establi

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  • Penangite Indians (Tamil: பினாங்கு இந்தியர்கள்; Malay: Kaum India di Pulau Pinang), also known as Chulias, are Malaysian Indians that live primarily in the state of Penang, Malaysia. Most are the descendants from those who migrated from India during the British colonisation of Malaya. However, historical sources prove that the ancient Indians arrived in Penang during the Chola dynasty. Penangite Indians forms a large percentage of the state's professional community such as business, law and medicine as well as politics, it can be proven by the appointment of Dr. P. Ramasamy as deputy chief minister of Penang. It made him the first Malaysian of Indian origin to hold the post of deputy chief minister in any state of Malaysia. In addition, first Tamil Vernacular School in Malaysia was establi (en)
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  • Malaysians of Indian descent in Penang (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Indian_Stick_Display_at_Balik_Pulau,_Penang_in_1937.jpg
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Indian_Community's_Arch_at_the_junction_of_Beach_and_Chulia_Streets,_Penang_in_1937.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Indian_Community's_Arch_at_the_junction_of_Chulia_&_Pitt_Streets,_Penang_in_1937.jpg
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