Ghate and P. Jeevanandham, and was one of the nine founding members of the Tamil Nadu unit of CPI.
[1] B. Srinivasa Rao was jailed for having distributed leaflets calling for boycott to the King George V Silver Jubilee celebration.
[1] After his release from prison he worked with P. Jeevanandham and P. Ramamurthi in setting up various trade unions.
[1] According to P. Ramamurthi, he founded the peasants and agricultural labour movement in Thanjavur District as "[h]e toured the district for months, lived with the peasants and agricultural labourers, ate in their houses and built a strong movement.
[2] Upon the outbreak of World War II, he was arrested under the Defense of India Rules for having made anti-war speeches.