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 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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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
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