Veteran Leader of Kerala Congress (M) and former state finance minister KM Mani is undergoing treatment for chest infection at Kochi’s Lakeshore hospital.
The 86-year-old is under close medical supervision, a bulletin from a private hospital said on Monday.
“Hon. KM Mani is under treatment in our hospital under Dr Hari Lakshmanan, chief pulmonologist, Dept of Pulmonology for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) with chest infection. He is being treated as per the existing standards of care,” a press release by the hospital said.
He has been suffering from COPD for several years and has frequently been hospitalised for chest infection, it said.
Mani was admitted on 4 April, a hospital spokesperson told The NewsMinute.
The veteran politician has been an MLA of Pala assembly constituency for 50 consecutive years.
Kerala Congress (M) is a key ally of the Congress-led UDF in the state.
Mani, who was declared the party candidate for Kottayam seat for the 23 April Lok Sabha polls, was not seen on the election campaign trail due to frequent hospitalisation.
(With inputs from PTI)