(5th left) Datuk Abidin Madingkir together with the other guests and dignitaries gathered on stage for the anniversary cake cutting.
KOTA KINABALU: The Indian community in Sabah has contributed greatly to the state and is an important part of society here, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
He said in colonial times, the Indians arrived as police, soldiers and civil servants and after the formation of the federation of Malaysia, many came to the state as teachers, doctors, engineers, traders and businessmen.
