Suresh Kurup and Jose.K.Mani have namesakes in fray

Kottayam: Fielding namesakes of rivals in the electoral fray has been a crucial tactic employed sometimes. Last time V M Sudheeran had to bite the dust in Alappuzha ostensibly because of the presence of another Sudheeran who fetched far more votes than the victory margin of Dr K S Manoj.

Finding an alter ego, with the same name, is not that easy. But this time in Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency, rivals of Jose.K.Mani of of the Kerala Congress (Mani) group could find a person with the same name. His father’s name was also the same, K M Mani, as that of the real Mani Sir. This other Jose K Mani is a small time functionary in Delhi, belonging to Upputhode in Idukki district. After filing nomination papers, the dual Jose K Mani flew back to Delhi and is not heard any more.

For some time, people thought Mani has been cornered. CPM’s K.Suresh Kurup has another of the same name. The dual K.Suresh Kurup came from Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad. One K.Suresh Kumar and another T R Suresh Kumar also filed nomination papers.