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People's Welfare Front Political Alliance | |
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| Founded | 2015 |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Membership | 1)Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 2)Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3)Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 4)Tamil Maanila Congress 5)Communist Party of India 6)Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Seats in Tamil Nadu | 0 / 234
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People's Welfare Front (PWF) was a Tamil-Nadu political alliance formed in October 2015. It consisted of four political parties : Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-(M)). The alliance contested the 2016 Tamil Nadu and Puducherry legislative assembly elections as one unit.[1] The alliance rejected potential alliance with Indian National Congress, BJP, DMK or ADMK, while hopeful of enlisting and TMC and Puthiya Tamilagam.[1]
In early November the alliance led movements against price rise, atrocities against minorities and Dalits and efforts to curtail freedom of speech.[2] It has taken a strong position in favour of liquor prohibition in Tamil Nadu. Later it made an electoral alliance with DMDK[3] and Tamil Maanila Congress.[4]
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- ^ "Tamil Nadu polls 2016: Vasan-led TMC joins DMDK-PWF combine". dna.