State Cabinet leases land to K.M. Mani Foundation amid speculations of KC(M) leaving LDF

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Even arsenic speculations are rife astir the Kerala Congress (M) [KC(M)] returning to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) up of the Assembly elections, the State Cabinet connected Wednesday decided to lease onshore to the K.M. Mani Foundation to acceptable up a memorial institute successful the sanction of the founding chairperson of the KC(M). As per the Cabinet decision, 25 cents of onshore located astatine Kowdiar successful Thiruvananthapuram volition beryllium leased for 30 years to the instauration to acceptable up K.M. Mani Memorial Institute for Social Transformation astatine the complaint of ₹100 for 1 are.

Earlier successful the day, KC(M) chairperson Jose K. Mani had rejected speculations astir the enactment leaving the Left Democratic Front (LDF). He besides criticised the media for “creating misleading narratives,” rejecting reports of unofficial discussions with elder Congress leaders.

The Cabinet besides decided to lease retired 1.139 acres of onshore successful Thalassery for the mounting up of Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Study and Research Centre, successful representation of the erstwhile State caput of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. The onshore volition beryllium leased astatine a complaint of ₹100 for 1 are to the Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Memorial Academy of Social Sciences. 

Published - January 14, 2026 06:49 p.m. IST

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