People's Front of Liberation Tigers
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The People's Front of Liberation Tigers is a political party
in Sri Lanka
, founded as the political wing of the LTTE in 1989. Mahattaya was the founding president of the PFLT. PFLT took part as an observer in the August 12, 1989 All Party Conference, and was prepared to take part in elections. PFLT did however withdraw from the political process as the war erupted again.
PFLT held its first conference February 24-March 1, 1990, in Vaharai, Batticaloa District
. The conference adopted a party manifesto and constitution. An estimated 15 000 persons took part in the conference.
Dilip Yogaratnam, 'Yogi, is the general secretary of the party. The election symbol of the party is a tiger. The party contested the 2008 Eastern Provincial Council election
. The LTTE did however denounce its participation as a government ploy.
In August 2011 it was reported that the party is to be deregistered.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, founded as the political wing of the LTTE in 1989. Mahattaya was the founding president of the PFLT. PFLT took part as an observer in the August 12, 1989 All Party Conference, and was prepared to take part in elections. PFLT did however withdraw from the political process as the war erupted again.
PFLT held its first conference February 24-March 1, 1990, in Vaharai, Batticaloa District
Batticaloa District
Batticaloa district is one of the 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters is located in Batticaloa town...
. The conference adopted a party manifesto and constitution. An estimated 15 000 persons took part in the conference.
Dilip Yogaratnam, 'Yogi, is the general secretary of the party. The election symbol of the party is a tiger. The party contested the 2008 Eastern Provincial Council election
Sri Lanka Eastern Provincial Council elections, 2008
The Sri Lanka Eastern Provincial Council elections, 2008 was held on May 10, 2008 to elect members to Sri Lanka’s Eastern Provincial Council. Following the successful completion of local government elections in the Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka’s Elections Department announced on March 14 that the...
. The LTTE did however denounce its participation as a government ploy.
In August 2011 it was reported that the party is to be deregistered.