Najib Abdul Razak today said Malaysian Chinese were not "pendatang" (immigrants) but loyal citizens of the country.

Opening the 57th MCA General Assembly at Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur, the prime minister said such a derogatory term and negative sentiments should be discarded.

"I agree with you that Malaysian Chinese should not be described as 'kaum pendatang' (immigrant community).

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