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{{Short description|Indian political alliance}}
{{update|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name = Makkal Nala Kottani Political Alliance
|colorcode = #CAE00D
| membership = [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] [[Communist Party of India]] [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|state_seats_name = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|0|234|hex=#DD1100}}
|foundation=2015|dissolution=2017}}
'''Makkal Nalla Kootani (MNK)''', formerly People's Welfare Front (PWF) was a Tamil-Nadu political alliance formed in October 2015. It consisted of six political parties: Leading the alliance, the [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] (VCK), [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC-(M))[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI-(M)). The alliance contested the 2016 [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu]] and [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|Puducherry]] legislative assembly elections as one unit.<ref name="pwf_formation" /> The alliance rejected potential alliance with [[Indian National Congress]], [[BJP]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] or [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]], while was hopeful of enlisting [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] and [[Puthiya Tamilagam]].<ref name="pwf_formation" />

In early November 2015, the alliance led movements against price rise, atrocities against minorities and Dalits and efforts to curtail freedom of speech.<ref name="pwf_protest_nov_4" /> It has taken a strong position in favour of liquor [[prohibition]] in Tamil Nadu. Later it made an electoral alliance with [[DMDK]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/tamil-nadu-polls-joining-the-third-front-the-captain-worries-dmk-and-aiadmk/ | title = TN polls: Joining the Third Front | publisher = The Indian Express}}</ref> and [[Tamil Maanila Congress]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tamil-nadu-polls-2016-vasan-led-tmc-joins-dmdk-pwf-combine-2200069 | title = Tamil Nadu polls 2016: Vasan-led TMC joins DMDK-PWF combine | publisher = dna}}</ref>

== Policies ==
The alliance consists of two Dravidian parties (DMDK and MDMK), Two Tamil Parties (TMC(M) and VCK) and two leftist parties (CPI and CPI(M)). People's Welfare Front released a Common Minimum Program which all parties agreed to.<ref name="pwf_common_minimum" /> The major features of the program are as below.

* Oppose [[globalisation]], [[liberalisation]] economic policies and stop the [[privatisation]] of state programmes and industries
* Oppose [[Hindutva]], religious extremism and religious prosecution
* Oppose powers exploiting [[caste]] – work to pass stricter laws preventing violence and discrimination against Dalits
* Oppose corruption – implement [[Lokayukta]]
* Implement [[transparent government]] – information about laws and programs will be released online
* Increase funding and support for local governance units – implement [[Right to Public Services legislation]] in Tamil Nadu
* Stop the stealing of minerals
* Promote social justice – [[Reservation in India|preserve 69% reservation]], expand reservation in the private sector
* Mother tongue development – make [[Multilingual Education|multilingual education]] ("first-language-first") mandatory
* Promote [[Tamil folk culture|folk arts]] – establish a university to develop folk arts
* Work for increase powers and funding for [[Indian States|states]]
* Work to resolve river water issues
* Support [[Sri Lankan Tamils]] in pursuit of justice and rights
* Law and order – prevent [[police brutality]]
* Protect democratic rights – fully protect [[freedom of expression]]
* [[Prohibition]] – fully implement liquor prohibition in Tamil Nadu
* Development of agriculture and villages – provide funding and infrastructure services for farmers
* Land – protect [[arable land]]
* Irrigation – maintain and modernise major [[irrigation]] systems
* Homes and [[homelessness]] – provide homes for all without homes
* Promote crafts and small businesses
* Electricity – make Tamil Nadu self-sufficient in producing electricity
* Labour rights – introduce [[minimum wage]] of {{Indian Rupee}} 15,000 per month
* Education – prevent privatisation of education and develop competitive public educational systems
* Health – allocate 6% to health; create a multi-purpose public medical training facility in each district
* Environment – implement stricter environmental standards
* Employment – fill the two lakhs vacancies without corruption
* Elimination of [[poverty]] – correctly identify people below poverty line (BPL) and deliver welfare services to them
* [[National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005|Rural employment scheme]] – increase wages given under rural employment guarantee
* City people – provide safe [[drinking water]], develop underground [[sewage]] system
* Women welfare – ensure that the state women commission works effectively and reports the results in the state assembly
* Fishing communities welfare – stop multi-national companies (MNCs) from using sea resources; provide pensions to fishers
* Minority rights – take strong actions against Hindutva religious violence and hate speech
* Civil service and teachers – make part-time and shift workers permanent
* Democratic reform – recommend proportional representation; work for 50% reservation for women in elected offices
* Inflation – stop online and future trading activities
* Public distribution – provide basic necessities including fruits and vegetables at subsidised prices
* Science and Technology – build a central science and technology advanced research centre in southern Tamil Nadu
* Sports – Make exercise mandatory for all levels until class 12
* Transportation – Increase number of buses to reduce congestion
* Road accidents – Separate traffic by building dividers

==Electoral Performance==

<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General Election to Legislative Assembly Trends & Results 2016|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS22.htm?st=S22|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=14 August 2021|archive-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124073713/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS22.htm?st=S22|url-status=dead}}</ref>|sortable=yes}}
|-style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align: center;" rowspan=2 colspan=4|Party/Alliance
!! style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" width="60" rowspan=2|Votes !! style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;" rowspan=2|% !! style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|Seats
|-style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="text-align:center;"|Contested !! style="text-align:left;"|Won !! style="text-align:center;"|+/-
|-
| rowspan="7" bgcolor="#CAE00D" |
| rowspan="7" |People's Welfare Front (PWF)
| style="background-color:{{party color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] || 1,037,431 || 2.41% || 105 || '''0''' || {{Decrease}}29
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] || 373,713 || 0.87% || 28 || '''0''' || {{Steady}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Communist Party of India]] || 340,290 || 0.79% || 25 || '''0''' || {{Decrease}}9
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] ||331,849 || 0.77% || 25 || '''0''' || {{Steady}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] || 307,303 || 0.72% || 25 || '''0''' || {{Decrease}}10
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Tamil Maanila Congress]] || 230,711 || 0.54% || 26 || '''0''' || {{Steady}}
|-
|colspan="2" style="background: #FFFF99;text-align:left"|Total
|style="background: #FFFF99"|2,621,297
|style="background: #FFFF99"|6.1
|style="background: #FFFF99"|234
|style="background: #FFFF99"|0
|style="background: #FFFF99"|{{Decrease}}48
|-
|}

==Withdrawals==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
!colspan=2|Political Party
!ECI Status
!Date
!Reason for Withdrawal
|-
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]]
|{{party color cell|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
|[[List of recognised political parties in India#Unrecognised parties|Unrecognised Party]]
|20 June 2016
|rowspan=2|Quit and later Aligned with the [[AIADMK-led Alliance]]
|-
|[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}
|[[List of recognised political parties in India#State parties|State Party]]
|22 June 2016
|-
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[List of recognised political parties in India#Unrecognised parties|Unrecognised Party]]
|27 December 2016
|Quit the front over the differences and later Aligned with the [[Democratic Progressive Alliance|DMK Alliance]]
|-
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]
|{{party color cell|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}
|[[List of recognised political parties in India#State parties|State Party]]
|25 November 2017
|rowspan=3|Aligned with the [[Democratic Progressive Alliance|DMK Alliance]] ahead of [[Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency|R.K. Nagar]] Byelection
|-
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[List of recognised political parties in India#State parties|State Party]]
|27 November 2017
|-
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[List of recognised political parties in India#National parties|National Party]]
|30 November 2017
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="pwf_formation">{{Cite news | title = People's Welfare Front Formally Gets Political Stamp | newspaper = The New Indian Express | date = 3 November 2015 |access-date = 2020-08-04 | url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2015/nov/03/peoples-welfare-front-formally-gets-political-stamp-837956.html }}</ref>
<ref name="pwf_protest_nov_4">{{Cite web | title = PWF Demo on Rising Prices, Intolerance | website=newindianexpress.com| publisher = The Indian Express | year = 2015 |accessdate = 2015-11-07 | url =http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/PWF-Demo-on-Rising-Prices-Intolerance/2015/11/04/article3112909.ece| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160307100609/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/PWF-Demo-on-Rising-Prices-Intolerance/2015/11/04/article3112909.ece| url-status =dead| archive-date =7 March 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="pwf_common_minimum">{{Cite web | title = மக்கள் நலக் கூட்டு இயக்கம் குறைந்தபட்ச செயல்திட்டம் வரைவு அறிக்கை | website=mdmk.org.in| publisher = MDMK.org | year = 2015 |accessdate = 2015-11-08 | url =http://mdmk.org.in/article/nov15/arikai-0}}</ref>
}}

[[Category:Political parties in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Defunct political party alliances in India]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2015]]
[[Category:2019 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2019]]

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