Democratic People's Front Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ekanayake, Charudaththa . Mapping Sri Lanka's Political Parties: Actors and Evolutions . Verité Research . 2017 . Colombo . 30.