Sources
- Bose, K., Forward Bloc, Madras: Tamil Nadu Academy of Political Science, 1988.
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National Forward Bloc was a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The party was founded in 1977 by K. Kandasamy and T.P.M. Periyasami, following a split from the All India Forward Bloc.
In 1980 NFB suffered a split, as a group led by Ayyanan Ambalam left to found the Pasumpon Forward Bloc.
In 1981, NFB and PFB merged and formed the Tamil Nadu Forward Bloc.
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