Former Kerala minister and Kerala Congress (Mani) leader K M Mani died in Kochi on Tuesday after prolonged illness. A colossus in Kerala politics, Mani held the record of having presented the maximum number of budgets (13 ) in the Kerala Legislative Assembly as Finance Minister and also as the longest-serving member of Kerala Assembly. His death will leave a vacuum in state politics” Vijayan said his condolence. Mani went on to lead the Kerala Congress. The party went through maximum splits and mergers.

Source: Hindustan Times April 09, 2019 12:09 UTC