[2] Pillai raised his voice for civil liberties and accountability of the Travancore legislative assembly and the government.

He was the Central Committee member of the Harijan Seva Sangham and Chairman of the Kerala branch.

He was accompanied by Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai in Savarna Jadha as part of Vaikom Satyagraha.

The Nair Regulation Act was passed in the Travancore Assembly and was one of his foremost accomplishments.

The three states, Malabar, Cochin, and Travancore agreed to organize the event as a sub federation.

In his memorial, a library founded in his native city in Kollam district, called Changanassery Smaraka Granthasala.