Early Life
He was born to Thomas Mani and Aleyamma Mani in 1933 in a Syrian Catholic Christian family at Marangattupilly village in Kottayam district of Kerala and is married to Kuttiyamma. They have a son, five daughters, and thirteen grandkids. His son Jose K Mani, contested unsuccessfully from the Muvattupuzha parliament constituency in 2004. Later in 2009 Jose K Mani was elected as the MP of Kottayam parliament constituency by defeating sitting MP Suresh Kurup of LDF. He is married to Nisha Jose. Mani practiced as a lawyer before entering politics as an active member of the Indian National Congress. He studied in Kuravilangad at St. Mary's High School and in Palai at St. Thomas High School. He was interested in elocution from a young age and participated in elocution competitions. He started his political career by being the Congress president of Marangattupilly ward. He married Kuttiyamma when he was a Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee member.
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