He is a senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and the president of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Employees' Federation.

He served as Vice President of World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) and also Head of its Asia Pacific Commission.

After demise of Kanam Rajendran, he was elected as the secretary of CPI Kerala state committee in 2023.

Both Binoy Viswam and Shaila are the children of two prominent Communist Party leaders.

Surya is a law graduate from Columbia University and is practicing at the High Court of Kerala, Ernakulam.