Democratic People's Liberation Front−DPLF (), a registered political party in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and a front of the

People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam The People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) is a former Tamil militant group that had become a pro-government paramilitary group and political party. PLOTE's political wing is known as the Democratic People's Liberation Front. Ori ...

(PLOTE).

History

DPLF was established in 1987. While

was fighting the

LTTE The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

and other paramilitary factions in the North, they decided to enter democratic politics and gain power in parliament. Even after their entrance to democratic politics, they would participate in battles such as the 1988 Maldives coup d'etat. PLOTE would enter parliament in 2001. From 2001-2004 DPLF had

D. Siddarthan Dharmalingam Siddarthan ( ta, தர்மலிங்கம் சித்தார்த்தன், translit=Tarmaliṅkam Cittārttaṉ; born 10 September 1948) is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician, former provincial councillor ...

, elected from

Vanni Electoral District Vanni Electoral District ( ta, வன்னி தேர்தல் மாவட்டம்) is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district covers the administrative di ...

. DPLF lost its parliamentary representation in the 2004 elections.

References

1987 establishments in Sri Lanka * Political parties established in 1987 Political parties in Sri Lanka Tamil National Alliance Sri Lankan Tamil nationalist parties Indian Peace Keeping Force {{SriLanka-party-stub