Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (Tamil: சிறீலங்கா முஸ்லீம் காங்கிரஸ், romanized: Srīlaṅkā Muslīm Kāṅkiras; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්රසය Sri Lanka Muslim Kongrasaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress சிறீலங்கா முஸ்லீம் காங்கிரஸ் ශ්රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්රසය | |
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| Leader | Rauff Hakeem |
| Secretary | Nizam Kariapper |
| Founder | M. H. M. Ashraff |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Dharussalam, 53, Vauxhall Lane, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka |
| Ideology | Muslim minority politics |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Colors | Yellow Green |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 1 / 225
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It is one of the parties that represents the Muslim community of Sri Lanka.[1]
History
The party was formed at a meeting held at Kalmunai in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders. The group was pioneered by Congress Leader, M. H. M. Ashraff.
About the Party
Note about SLMC from the website
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) is a political party that is totally focused on giving voice to the Muslim minority who comprises 8% of the island's population. It is Islamic centric but is committed to foster multiracial amity and collective prosperity for all Sri Lankan citizens. It firmly believes that Sri Lankan Muslims can be equal partners in Sri Lanka's path to economic development and achievement of a quality of life that human endeavour can offer mankind in the second decade of the 21st century.[2]
See also
- Islamic political parties in Sri Lanka
- Category:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress politicians
References
- "Ideology".
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