[8] During his three-year stay in Chennai, Ramachandran worked with Chittibabu to erect a number of DMK flagpoles as instructed by the party's former president M. Karunanidhi.

Additionally, he became the secretary of the Parent teacher association at Kamarajar Girls Higher Secondary School, Manakkadu.

[11] In the February 2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections, Ramachandran contested in Ward 6 of the Salem City Municipal Corporation.

He was sworn in as the sixth Mayor of Salem on 4 March, along with M. Saradha Devi (INC councillor from Ward 7) as his deputy.

[7] Upon taking charge as Mayor, Ramachandran indicated that his focus would be on providing basic amenities such as water, drainage and road facilities.

[citation needed] Sudarsan Babu is a regional manager in Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation.