On Saturday, October 31, 2009, Malaysia's Home Ministry granted citizenship to 2,220 Indians. There were originally 3,335 citizens whom applied for citizenship. Prime Minister, Najib Razak, of Malaysia came forth to announce that these Indians had been "loyal" to the country, and that they have waited long enough for citizenship. Razak continued on by praising the Indians hard work to earn a living, which in turn has helped develop Malaysia. In addition to these applicants granted citizenship, Razak is pushing the Home Ministry to survey outstanding applications from more of the Indian community. There are statistics quoted that the Malaysian Government has made efforts towards, "... resolving 80 per cent of the 93,360 delayed birth registration cases, 32,927 Malaysian citizenship applications and 16,812 entry permit applications before 2010."
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