Former Kerala finance minister K.M. Mani passed away at a Kochi hospital on Tuesday. Mani, aged 86, breathed his last around 4:57pm. He was being treated for respiratory ailments at Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi. 

Further details are awaited. 

Hi party, Kerala Congress (M), is a key ally of the Congress-led UDF in the state. 

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