He was the chairman of parliamentary committees on Subordinate Legislation and General Assurances, He was also the Chief Whip of CPI(M) in Rajya Sabha.

He is the Central Secretariat member of CPI(M) and General Secretary of All India Agricultural Workers Union.

He served as the ad-hoc Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala during 2022 elections.

[citation needed] He is married to Prof. R. Bindu, who is herself a popular party worker, Minister of Higher Education and Social Justice Govt of Kerala, former mayor of Thrishur Municipal Corporation, and rtd teacher in Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur.

[citation needed] He was also a member of the Indian contingent for the General Assembly of the United Nations.