During the initial part of his life, he came in the contact of Buddhist monk Jagdish Kashyap and spent some time getting baptism at Nalanda Mahavihar, a notable Budhhist site.

[4] One of his articles titled Why this celebration of Death published in an online magazine named Countercurrents became a topic of intense debate in the Indian Parliament.

[9] Following Mani's suspension the party suspended him along with other senior leaders such as Lalan Singh for criticising the policy of chief minister Nitish Kumar.

After joining Rashtriya Janata Dal he was elevated to the position of vice president of the party in 2021 as a part of RJD's Luv-Kush response to those of JD (U)'s.

[11] Mani resigned from all the offices of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in 2022, accusing Lalu Prasad Yadav of weakening the organizational structure of the party on various occasions.