Democratic People's Front | |
Native Name: | ஜனநாயக மக்கள் முன்னணி ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණේ |
Colorcode: | red |
Leader: | Mano Ganesan |
Founded: | 2000 |
Predecessor: | Western People's Front |
Headquarters: | 72 Bankshall Street, Colombo 11 |
National: | Tamil Progressive Alliance |
Seats1 Title: | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Symbol: | Ladder |
Country: | Sri Lanka |
The Western People's Front, currently named the Democratic People's Front (Tamil: ஜனநாயக மக்கள் முன்னணி|translit=Jaṉanāyaka Makkaḷ Muṉṉaṇi; Sinhala; Sinhalese: ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණේ Prajathanthravadi Janatha Peramunay), is a political party in Sri Lanka active in the Western Province.
WPF was originally a trade union, then converted into a political party under the leadership of Hon. Manoharan Ganesan (Mano Ganesan) (Tamil: மனோ கணேசன்).[1] It draws support from the Tamil population of Colombo. Party leader Ganesan is a former Member of Parliament, elected on a United National Party ticket.
Today this party has one Provincial council seat and four Municipal council seats, and the party has grown a lot with recruiting more members and supporters.