Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress ஸ்ரீலங்கா முஸ்லீம் காங்கிரஸ் ශ්රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්රසය | |
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Leader | Rauff Hakeem |
Secretary | Hasen Ali |
Founder | M. H. M. Ashraff |
Founded | 1981 |
Headquarters |
Dharussalam, 53, Vauxhall Lane, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. |
Religion | Islam |
Parliament of Sri Lanka |
7 / 225 |
Election symbol | |
Tree | |
Party flag | |
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Website | |
slmc.lk |
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka.
It is one of the parties that represents the Muslim community of Sri Lanka.
History
The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.
At the last legislative elections in April 2004, the party won 2.0% of the popular vote and 5 out of 225 legislative seats.
See also
- Islamic political parties in Sri Lanka
References
External links
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