Democratic People's Front
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|native_name = ஜனநாயக மக்கள் முன்னணி
ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණේ
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|colorcode = red
|leader = Mano Ganesan
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|secretary_general = M.Paraneetharan
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|founded = 2000
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|predecessor = Western People's Front
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|headquarters = 72 Bankshall Street, Colombo 11
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|regional = Tamil Progressive Alliance
|national = Samagi Jana Balawegaya
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|seats1_title = Parliament of Sri Lanka
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| seats3_title = Local Government
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The Western People's Front, currently named the Democratic People's Front ({{langx|ta|ஜனநாயக மக்கள் முன்னணி|translit=Jaṉanāyaka Makkaḷ Muṉṉaṇi}}; {{langx|si|ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණේ}} Prajathanthravadi Janatha Peramunay), is a political party in Sri Lanka active in the Western Province.
WPF was originally a trade union, which then became a political party under the leadership of Mano Ganesan.{{Cite book |last=Ekanayake |first=Charudaththa |title=Mapping Sri Lanka's Political Parties: Actors and Evolutions |publisher=Verité Research |year=2017 |location=Colombo |pages=30}} It draws most of its support from the Tamil population of Colombo.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218073939/http://www.kumaraguruparan.tk/ WPF Democratic People's Front Deputy Leader's website] (archived 18 December 2008)
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Category:Political parties in Sri Lanka
Category:Trade unions in Sri Lanka
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