Manna was in the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal when it was formed after breaking away from the Awami League following the independence. He joined the Awami League in the 90s and became an organising secretary. Dr Kamal Hossain, who had been in the Awami League for a long time, left the party at the time. Manna lost his post in the Awami League for demanding reforms in the party during the 2007-08 emergency. "The Awami League speaks about the spirit of Liberation War, but it actually does not bear any values of the War.

Source: bd News24 July 15, 2017 14:26 UTC