People's Welfare Front

People's Welfare Front
Political Alliance
People's Welfare Front; Political Alliance
Founded	2015
Dissolved	2016
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
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

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 (G.K.Vasan) and Puthiya Thamizhakam.^[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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^ "TN polls: Joining the Third Front". The Indian Express.
^ "Tamil Nadu polls 2016: Vasan-led TMC joins DMDK-PWF combine". dna.

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[3] "TN polls: Joining the Third Front". The Indian Express.

[4] "Tamil Nadu polls 2016: Vasan-led TMC joins DMDK-PWF combine". dna.

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