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The Pondicherry Makkal Congress, or Puducherry Makkal Congress (Puducherry Popular Congress), was a political party in the Indian union territory Puducherry (formerly known as Pondicherry). The PMC was formed as a splinter group of the Tamil Maanila Congress. It was founded by former member of parliament former speaker P Kannan The leader of the PMC was Abar Elumalai. In the assembly elections of Puducherry in 2001, the PMC won four seat (out of 30).[1][2] Until 2001, the PMC supported the National Democratic Alliance, but then it started to support Indian National Congress. In August 2002 the PMC merged with the INC.
Puducherry Makkal Congress | |
|---|---|
| Leader | A Elumalai |
| Founder | P. Kannan |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Dissolved | 2002 |
| Split from | TMC(M) |
| Merged into | INC |
| Succeeded by | PMC |
| National affiliation | NDA&DMK+ |
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However, P. Kannan left Congress after that Democratic Progressive Alliance had allotted the Puducherry seat to Pattali Makkal Katchi ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.
During 2005-09, P.Kannan had formed a new party, the Puducherry Munnetra Congress.In 2019 he floated a new political outfit called Makkal Munnetra Congress, later joined BJP in4 March 2021 and resigned 22 July due Manipur violence & deceased in 6 Nov 2023.
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edit- ↑ "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 2001" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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