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{{infobox person<br />
|name =Ko. Si. Mani<br />
|birth_place =Mekkirimangalam, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu<br />
|birth_date =13 September 1929<br />
|death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|2016|12|2|1929|9|13}}<br />
|death_place =Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu<br />
|children =Mathialagan, Indrani, Manimegalai, Pushpa (deceased)<br />
}}<br />
'''Ko.Si. Mani''' (13 September 1929&nbsp;– 2 December 2016) was an Indian politician who was the minister for [[co-operation]], [[statistics]] and [[ex-servicemen]] in the [[Tamil Nadu]] state of [[India]] between 2006 and 2011 [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) regime. He was instrumental in developing kumbakonam fisheries market and darasuram vegetable market.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Mani was born on 13 September 1929 in [[Mekkirimangalam]]. He received school education till 9th standard. He had a son named Mathialagan and daughters named Indraani, Manimegalai and Pushpa.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040129200029/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/21/stories/2003052105920400.htm Mani's Children]</ref> Pushpa died on 29 June 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701104035/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/29/stories/2008062959650700.htm mani's daughter passes away]</ref><br />
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Mani died on 2 December 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/02/veteran-dmk-leader-ko-si-mani-passes-away-in-kumbakonam-1545044.html|title=Veteran DMK leader Ko Si Mani passes away in Kumbakonam|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=2016-12-03}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Mani was one of the long-standing members of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]. He was elected to the legislative assembly five times and legislative council twice.<ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=236 Ko.Si. Mani profile at the Tamil Nadu government website]</ref> He was also the first DMK MLA to be elected in [[Kumbakonam]], since that region has been dominated by Congress leaders until 1989.{{fact|date=May 2021}}<br />
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He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Kumbakonam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kumbakonam constituency]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate in [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989]], [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]], [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001]] and [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 elections]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |date= 7 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><br />
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== Corruption Charges ==<br />
During [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]]'s rule in [[Tamil Nadu]], Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption filed charges against him on 20 May 2003 in connection with disproportionate accumulation of wealth during his tenure as a Local Administration Minister in the previous assembly. The Directorate registered a case against Mani and his second wife under Section 13 (1) (e) read with 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 109 IPC.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040129200029/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/21/stories/2003052105920400.htm DVAC searches in Ko. Si. Mani's houses]</ref><br />
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== Tamaraikani attack ==<br />
Mani was accused along with The [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] general secretary, [[Vaiko]] and the [[Communist Party of India]] leader, [[K. Idumbaiyan]], in a case of alleged assault on [[R. Thamaraikani]], the then AIADMK leader, during an election campaign at Siddharkadu on 19 May 1984<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125234422/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/04/28/stories/2005042802670500.htm Tamaraikani Attack Accusation]</ref> and later acquitted<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125055057/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/05/03/stories/2005050302410400.htm Tamaraikani Attack case acquittal]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100917194359/http://www.kosimani.com/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Members of the 11th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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