Claim: The Malayali (also known by the demonym Keralite) population in Malaysia has more than doubled from 1921-1970.
Evidence: The Malayali people (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. 344,000