Ko.Si. Mani (13 September 1929 – 2 December 2016) was an Indian politician who was the minister for

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in the

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between 2006 and 2011

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(DMK) regime. He was instrumental in developing kumbakonam fisheries market and darasuram vegetable market.

Personal life

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. Pushpa died on 29 June 2008. Mani died on 2 December 2016.

Political career

Mani was one of the long-standing members of

. He was elected to the legislative assembly five times and legislative council twice. He was also the first DMK MLA to be elected in

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, since that region has been dominated by Congress leaders until 1989. He was elected to the

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from Kumbakonam constituency as a

candidate in

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and 2006 elections.

Corruption Charges

During

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's rule in

, 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.

Tamaraikani attack

Mani was accused along with The

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general secretary,

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and the

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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 and later acquitted

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Ko. Si. 1929 births 2016 deaths Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu People from Thanjavur district Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2001–2006 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011 Madras MLAs 1962–1967