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{{for|the Kerala Congress (M) leader|K. M. Mani}}
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. M. Mani
| image = Maniashan.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = M. M. Mani inaugurating a meeting at Angamaly associated to Women Wall in Kerala
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[First Vijayan ministry| Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2016|06|02|df=yes}}
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = [[K. K. Jayachandran]]
| successor2 =
| constituency2 = [[Udumbanchola (State Assembly constituency)|Udumbanchola]]
| office1 =
| term_start1 =
| term_end1 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|12|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kidangoor, Kottayam]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India)
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| occupation = Politician
| source = https://www.kerala.gov.in/web/guest/m-m-mani/
| native_name = എം. എം. മണി
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Madhavan|Janaki}}
| website = http://www.mmmani.com
| termstart = {{Start date|2016|11|22|df=yes}}
| termend = 03 May 2021
| predecessor = [[Aryadan Mohammed]]
| successor = [[K. Krishnankutty]]
| office = Minister for Electricity, [[Government of Kerala]]
| nickname = മണിയാശൻ
}}

'''M. M. Mani''' (born 12 December 1944) is an Indian politician and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] leader. <sup>[[M M Mani#cite note-1|[1]]]</sup><ref name="TNM">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pinarayi-cabinet-reshuffle-cpi-m-leader-mm-mani-made-minister-53166 |title=Pinarayi cabinet reshuffle: CPI(M) leader MM Mani made minister |website=The News Minute |date=20 November 2016}}</ref> He is elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Udumbanchola (State Assembly constituency)|Udumbanchola constituency]]. He was the former District Secretary of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref name=TNM/>

He contested from Udumbanchola constituency in 1996 but failed. He became the Idukki district secretary of CPI(M) in 1985 for the first time and was elected eight times consecutively to the post. He was elected from Udumbanchola constituency to Kerala assembly in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mm-mani-kerala-cabinet-minister-electricity-portfolio/1/816627.html |title=Kerala: MM Mani to be new power minister : India, News|work=India Today |accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref>

In 2021 Kerala legislative elections he was re-elected from the same constituency by defeating the congress candidate E.M. Augusty of the Congress by a margin of 38,305 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Correspondent|first=A.|date=2021-05-02|title=Big win for M.M. Mani in Udumbanchola|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala-assembly/big-win-for-mm-mani-in-udumbanchola/article34467107.ece|access-date=2021-05-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Controversies==
==Biography==
Mani was born in Kidangoor to Madhavan and Janaki, the eldest of their seven children. His family migrated to [[Idukki]] from Kidangoor when he was a child. He went to St. Mary's School in Kidangoor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/kerala2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=346|title=M.m. Mani(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- UDUMBANCHOLA(IDUKKI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate}}</ref> He joined [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] at the age of 21 in 1966. His works are mainly focused on trade union works among the plantation labourers in Idukki .

==Political career==
Mani served as the Idukki district party Secretary from 1985. [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] government in Kerala led by [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] inducted [[CPI(M)]] secretariat member M M Mani into the cabinet on 22 November 2016. He served as electricity minister under Pinarai Vijayan government. This was after former electricity minister [[E. P. Jayarajan]] resigned after allegations of [[nepotism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/m-m-mani-inducted-into-kerala-cabinet-4390116/ |title=M M Mani inducted into Kerala cabinet |work=The Indian Express |date=22 November 2016 |accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref> Mani landed into controversy due to his way of talking during speeches.<ref>[http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/2017/04/25/pinarayi-vijayan-mm-mani-pembilai-orumai-niyamasabha-munnar-eviction-drive.html MM Mani]</ref> {{Criticism section|date=February 2019}}

In a speech at [[Manakkad]] on 25 May 2012, Mani, who was then the CPI(M) [[Idukki district|Idukki]] district secretary, said that he and the party had made a list of their political rivals and [[Political murder|killed]] them. After the [[Kerala Police|police]] arrested him, CPI(M) declared a [[hartal]] in Idukki district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Speech on political murders: Court dismisses case against MM Mani|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/political-murders-speech-court-dismisses-case-mm-mani|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 21, 2012|title=Kerala CPI-M leader MM Mani arrested for hate speech|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/cpi-m-leader-mani-arrested-hate-speech-political-murder-122101-2012-11-21|access-date=2020-11-22|website=India Today}}</ref>

On 23 November 2016 he said that former Union Minister [[O. Rajagopal]] is out of his mind due to his old age. He also said that Mr. Rajagopal was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] because of people's foolishness. This was after Mr. Rajagopal supported demonetization, which was initiated by the prime minister, Narendra Modi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/M-M-Mani-slams-Rajagopal-Lal/articleshow/55592396.cms|title=Mani hits rajagopal: M M Mani slams Rajagopal, Lal | Kochi News - Times of India}}</ref>

Mani has made several other controversial statements since he became a minister. In February 2016, he insulted police officers in [[Idukki]] and a female principal of a local college. He called the local Sub-Inspector of Police, a bastard. He also accused the principal of the college of conducting immoral activities in her office room.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/foul-mouthed-cpim-leader-mm-mani-abuses-woman-principal-and-police-case-registered-39314|title = Foul-mouthed CPI(M) leader MM Mani abuses woman principal and police, case registered|date = 24 February 2016}}</ref>

On 6 April 2017, Mr. Mani made a statement about the [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]]. He said that Mr.Modi left his wife as he was suffering from some kind of "biological problem". He also said that Mr. Modi treated his mother badly, as he made her wait at the ATM for two hours to withdraw money, after there was a shortage of cash following [[Legal tender#Demonetization|demonetization]]. He made this statement while he was campaigning for LDF at [[Kondotty]] for the Malappuram by-election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/pm-narendra-modi-has-biological-issues-m-m-mani/articleshow/58058341.cms|title = PM Narendra Modi has 'biological issues': M M Mani | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India}}</ref>

On 22 April 2017, he accused Sub-collector [[Sriram Venkitaraman]] of having mental illness which should be treated at a mental health facility. This was after Mr.Venkitaraman took down a [[cross]] which was in an encroached area. He has accused Mr. Venkitaraman of having [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] ties as well.<ref>http://www.kaumudi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=90563</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2017/04/22/mm-mani-on-sriram-venkitaraman-rss-follower-munnar-mission.html|title=Home}}</ref> Later on, he made a statement about Pombilai Orumai, which was controversial. He accused them of having illicit affairs with several men while they held a protest a few years back. Following this, Pombilai Orumai has been conducting a protest. They want Mr.Mani to either apologize to them directly or resign from his position. Several [[CPI(M)]] members and opposition leaders have expressed concerns about Mani's statements as well.<ref>http://www.kaumudi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=90564</ref> Mr. Mani expressed regret but has not apologized to Pombilai Orumai. Furthermore, he has accused some organizations of assisting Pombilai Orumai in starting the protest. [[BJP]] declared a [[hartal]] demanding Mani's resignation.

On 25 April 2017, chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan defended Mr.Mani saying the Mani's remarks regarding women were distorted and magnified by the media. Vijayan also said that Mr.Mani's [[Idukki]] dialect and colloquial use of [[Malayalam]] also contributed to people misinterpreting his words.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/cm-pinarayi-vijayan-defends-m-m-mani-in-kerala-assembly-4627677/|title = CM Pinarayi Vijayan defends M M Mani in Kerala Assembly|date = 25 April 2017}}</ref> Mr.Mani said that he did not use the word "woman" in any part of his 17-minute speech and that specific parts of his speech were edited by the media to mislead people.{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
!Year
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/Lost
|-
|1996
|Udumbanchola
|Adv. E.M. Augusthy ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|4667
|Lost
|-
|2016
|Udumbanchola
|Adv.Senapathy Venu ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|1109
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2016|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2016-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|Udumbanchola
|Adv. E.M. Augusthy ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|38305
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS1189.htm?ac=89|access-date=2021-05-07|website=results.eci.gov.in}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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{{Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet 2016 |state=expanded}}

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