Former Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani passes away at 86

Mani’s health had been deteriorating for a while now, resulting him in being frequently hospitalised for chest infections in the recent past.

The veteran politician had a career spanning over five decades and had been leading the KC(M) since its inception in 1979, after it split from the Kerala Congress. Among the factions that came out of the Kerala Congress split, KC(M) is one of the few ones that continues to be prominent. The longest-serving member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for 52 years, Mani represented the constituency of Pala this entire time. He is the only politician to be elected from the same constituency for 13 consecutive elections.


Mani was also an author of several books, including Fiscal Problems of Kerala-Causes and Remedial Measures, The People’s Socialism, The Eighth Five year Plan-an Alternative Approach and Doctrine of Toiling Class to name a few.