Upcountry National Front
political party in Sri Lanka
The Upcountry National Front (Sinhala: කඳුරට ජාතික පෙරමුණ, romanized: Upcountry National Front; Tamil: மலையக தேசிய முன்னணி, romanized: Upcountry National Front) is a Sri Lankan political party. The party's current leader is Dr. Rishi Senthil Raj and the secretary is S. Sivatharshini.
History
Upcountry National Front
The Upcountry National Front was founded in Colombo on 20 May 2000. Its founder was Dr. Rishi Senthil Raj. Its trade union division was launched in 2004. The party has contested all the elections since 2004 and gained membership. Founded by its founder leader Rishi Senthil Raj in the early days it was named as the “Workers Liberation Front”. Its political wing was led by party leader and Ayyadurai led the trade union wing.
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