New-Democratic Marxist-Leninist Party

New-Democratic Marxist-Leninist Party is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party surged in 1978 following a split in the Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist). Initially the party just called itself 'Ceylon Communist Party (Left)'. From 1965, when several hundreds of members and carders who had joined the Party because it was a revolutionary Party became dissatisfied with the Party leadership and began to quit the Party and became isolated individuals or joined other parties. Subramaniam joined the others who decided to stay in the Party and were confident that they could build up the Party anew, on the correct lines.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

New-Democratic Marxist-Leninist Party
Secretary-General S.K. Senthivel
FoundersSamal De Silva
K.A. Subramaniam
Founded3 July 1978
Split fromCeylon Communist Party (Maoist)
IdeologyCommunism
Anti-Revisionism
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationICOR
Colors    Red      Yellow

Samal De Silva and others who continued to stay in the Party which had N. Sanmugathasan as its General Secretary, were forced to change their position in 1978, at a special Party Conference which was summoned in the middle of 1978, though a full report incorporating correct ideological, political and organisational standpoints was presented under the leadership of K.A. Subramaniam and debated, the report was not accepted and arbitrary decisions were taken. In this background, Party members who had assembled from various parts of Sri Lanka decided to form a separate party. K.A. Subramaniam accepted the proposal with much reluctance and came forward to implement it resolutely.[2][7][8]

Party's Name

On 3 July 1978 a Conference of Party members was held. At that Conference it was resolved that the new party should be named Communist Party of Sri Lanka (Left), and till a Party Congress was held, and an interim Organising Committee was chosen by the Conference, he was elected Secretary of the Committee. K.A. Subramaniam deployed all his skills to build up the Party as a strong organisation and to make it take root among the working people.[2][7]

In 1978, Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist), led by N. Sanmugathasan, issued a public statement in defiance of the decision of the Central Committee not to accept the decision of the Tamils self-determination and reject the Three Worlds Theory , many including Samal De Silva, K.A. Subramaniam , S.K. Senthivel left the party and formed a new political party called the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (Left) . Communist Party of Sri Lanka (Left) changed its name to the New-Democratic Marxist-Leninist Party at its 5th All Ceylon Conference held in Colombo in June 2010. This was mostly because Mao Zedong used to call Maoism as the "New-Democracy". Various Maoist parties worldwide has "New Democracy" in their name.[9][10][8][11]Currently S.K. Senthivel is the General Secretary.[12]

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References
  1. "ASSESSING SHANMUGADASAN". INIORU By E. THAMBIYA. 22 April 2013.
  2. "Comrade Maniyam Memories by S.K. Senthivel 2014".
  3. Asian Analysis. 1972. p. 46.
  4. "W. A. Dharmadasa".
  5. "A Lost Revolution: The JVP Insurrection 1971". LankaLibrary.
  6. "Peradiga Sulanga team led by Gamini Yapa".
  7. "The New-Democratic Marxist-Leninist Party in its 35th Year" (PDF).
  8. "Statement by Samal De Silva and K.A. Subramaniam 1978".
  9. "NDMLP".
  10. "ASSESSING SHANMUGADASAN". INIORU By E. THAMBIYA. 22 April 2013.
  11. "The New-Democratic Marxist-Leninist Party in its 35th Year" (PDF).
  12. "NDMLP 40th Anniversary Seminar and Meeting".
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