Early Life

He was born to Thomas Mani and Aleyamma Mani in 1933 in a Syriac Catholic Christian family at Marangattupilly village in Kottayam district of Kerala and is married to Kuttiyamma. They have a son and five daughters. His son Jose K Mani, who contested unsuccessfully from the Muvattupuzha parliament constituency in 2004.Later in 2009 Jose K Mani elected as the MP of Kottayam parliament constituency by defeating sitting MP Suresh Kurup of LDF. Mani practiced as a lawyer before entering into politics as an active member of Indian National Congress.