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{{Infobox political party<br />
| name = Puducherry Makkal Congress<br />
| colorcode = {{party color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}<br />
| leader = [[A Elumalai]]<br />
| merged = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| successor = [[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]<br />
| foundation = 2000<br />
| founder = P. Kannan<br />
| split = [[Tamil Maanila Congress|TMC(M)]]<br />
| dissolved = 2002<br />
| national = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]&[[DMK-led Alliance|DMK+]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| symbol = [[File:India Election Symbol Temple Bell.jpg|90px]] <br />
}}<br />
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The '''Pondicherry Makkal Congress''', or '''Puducherry Makkal Congress''' (Puducherry Popular Congress), was a [[political party]] in the [[India]]n union territory [[Puducherry (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).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se2001.PDF |title=Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 2001 |date= |author= |access-date= 4 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=election2001>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3436-puducherry-2001/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref> Until 2001, the PMC supported the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]], but then it started to support [[Indian National Congress]]. In August 2002 the PMC merged with the INC.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Indian National Congress breakaway parties]]<br />
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[[Category:2004 disestablishments in India]]<br />
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[[Category:Defunct political parties in Puducherry]]<br />
[[Category:2002 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2002]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress breakaway groups]]<br />
[[Category:Populist parties]]<br />
[[Category:Recognised state political parties in India]]<br />
[[Category:Social democratic parties in India]]<br />
[[Category:State political parties in Puducherry]]<br />
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