Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna

National Liberation Front
ජාතික විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
AbbreviationJVP/NLF
FounderK. M. P. Rajaratne
Founded1957
Dissolved1965
Merged intoUnited National Party
HeadquartersPolonnaruwa
IdeologySinhalese Buddhist nationalism
Corporatism
Political positionFar-right

Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; National Liberation Front) was a political party formed in 1957 by the K. M. P. Rajaratne and his wife, Kusuma Rajaratne.[1] The JVP received support from local businesses, and anti-Tamil riots were extreme in villages in which it was active.

  1. ^ A. Jeyaratnam (2010). Electoral Politics. p. 25.