Indian National League
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The Indian National League (INL) is a Muslim-based political party in India, mainly active in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. INL is a splinter-group of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). The party was formed April 23, 1993 when Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait was expelled from IUML.
[edit] Prominence
- In the Tamil Nadu state assembly elections in 1996, INL was an ally of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and won five seats.
- In Kerala, INL has close relations with the Left Democratic Front. In the state assembly elections in 2001 INL launched one candidate, supported by LDF, in Tirur. The candidate, professor A.P. Abdul Vahab, received 45,511 votes (39.78%).
- In the Tamil Nadu state assembly elections in 2001, INL was an ally of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
- In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, INL launched four candidates in West Bengal and participated in a "third front" in Tamil Nadu, led by Puthiya Tamizhagam.
- The Indian National League has two branches for young people: a youth wing called the National Youth League and a student wing called the National Students' League.
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