Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Manoj said to Mira, “Do not try to make a fool of me.”

Manoj told Mira not to try to make a fool of him.

The correct option is: Manoj told Mira not to try to make a fool of him.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

• Manoj told Mira to not to try to make a fool of me. - This sentence repeats the word "not" twice, which is grammatically incorrect.
• Manoj told Mira do not try to make a fool of him. - This sentence does not change the imperative mood to the infinitive mood.
• Manoj told Mira to not try to make a fool of me. - This sentence again changes the second person pronoun "me" to the first person pronoun "me," which is incorrect.