He is a member of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement and the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.
[2] In 1999 Pulu was convicted of defamation and fined $1,500 for a letter to the Times of Tonga in which he referred to the king as a pig.
[3] In 2002 Pulu was charged with sedition and forgery over the publication of a letter claiming king Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV had a secret fortune.
[6] He also opposed government plans for a media clampdown aimed at preventing criticism from the Times of Tonga.
[13] In late June 2012, he -along with two other ministers- resigned from the Cabinet, so as to support a motion of no confidence tabled by his party (DPFI) against the government.