K. M. Mani

K. M. Mani Biography

Karingozhakkal Mani Mani (K. M. Mani) is a veteran Indian politician and the leader of Kerala Congress (M), one of the factions of the Kerala Congress. He holds the records of having presented the maximum number of eight budgets in the Kerala Legislative Assembly as Finance Minister and also as the longest-serving member of Kerala Assembly. He holds the distinction of being the longest-serving minister in the Government of Kerala and having continuously represented from Palai legislative constituency since its inception. He is the MLA of Palai Legislative constituency for the last 45 years beginning from 1965. He is known for his political tactics as comparable to veteran politician K. Karunakaran. He lost the Chief Minister post of Kerala in 1979 twixt cup and lip. Mani is regarded as the 'God Father' of all factions of Kerala Congress parties in the state He was born to Thomas Mani and Aleyamma Mani in 1933 in a Syriac Catholic Christian family at Marangattupilly village in Kottayam district of Kerala and is married to Kuttiyamma. They have a son, five daughters, and thirteen grandkids. His son Jose K Mani, who contested unsuccessfully from the Muvattupuzha parliament constituency in 2004.Later in 2009 Jose K Mani elected as the MP of Kottayam parliament constituency by defeating sitting MP Suresh Kurup of LDF and he is married to Nisha Jose. Mani practiced as a lawyer before entering into politics as an active member of Indian National Congress. He studied in Kuravilangad St. Mary's High School and in Palai St. Thomas HS, Marangattupilly. He was interested in elocution from a young age and have participated in elocution competitions. He started his political career by being the Congress president of Marangattupilly ward. He married Kuttiyamma when he was a Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee member.

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Updated: October 09, 2011