The Western People's Front, currently named the Democratic People's Front ( Prajathanthravadi Janatha Peramunay), is a political party in Sri Lanka active in the Western Province. WPF was originally a trade union, then converted into a political party under the leadership of Hon. Manoharan Ganesan (Mano Ganesan) (Tamil: மனோ கணேசன்). It draws support from the Tamil population of Colombo. Party leader Ganesan is a former Member of Parliament, elected on a United National Party ticket. Today this party has one Provincial council seat and four Municipal council seats, and the party has grown a lot with recruiting more members and supporters.