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What happened
The Kerala State Cabinet decided to lease 25 cents of land at Kowdiar in Thiruvananthapuram to the K.M. Mani Foundation for 30 years to set up the K.M. Mani Memorial Institute for Social Transformation at a rate of ₹100 for 1 are. KC(M) chairperson Jose K. Mani rejected speculation that the party would leave the LDF and criticised the media for “creating misleading narratives,” rejecting reports of unofficial discussions with senior Congress leaders. The Cabinet also decided to lease 1.139 acres of land in Thalassery at a rate of ₹100 for 1 are to the Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Memorial Academy of Social Sciences to set up the Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Study and Research Centre.
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Key insights
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Jose K. Mani rejected reports of exit talks: Jose K. Mani rejected speculation that KC(M) would leave the LDF and rejected reports of unofficial discussions with senior Congress leaders.
Takeaways
The Kerala Cabinet approved land leases for two memorial institutions while Jose K. Mani denied that KC(M) was leaving the LDF.