By the time of his death aged 108, he headed the party's disciplinary committee, oversaw its charitable endowments, and had become a most respected and venerable figure in the socio-cultural arena.

His eldest uncle was the Thachudaya Kaimal a ruling chief and a religious dignitary of Kerala residing at the Koodalmanikyam Temple.

[7] Gandhi advised him to serve the people directly which prompted him to stand for elections in the newly formed legislature of Travancore representing Trivandrum as an Indian National Congress candidate.

During his childhood days, he boycotted foreign factory made clothes and started wearing handwoven Khadi inspired by Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo.

He was cremated according to traditional customs in the presence of dignitaries including the Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan representing the Government of India.