He is a parliamentarian who represents the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the upper house of the Indian Parliament since June 2021.

Brittas completed his Master of Philosophy (M Phil) in 1996 and doctorate in 2022 from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

With the sole intention of securing a job, he applied for the post of sub-editor in Deshabhimani, the mouthpiece journal of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and was selected.

Arrived in Delhi at a time when the political stage of India was undergoing radical changes, he became a witness to many major changes that shaped the country's future both on the home front and in global geopolitics.

By the time Kairali TV was launching under Malayalam Communications Ltd by Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the year 2000, Brittas had become a seasoned media personality.

Upon heading the Delhi office for three years, he was elevated as the managing director of the channel and posted at its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram.

He now regularly contributes opinions and analyses on contemporary socio-political issues to various Indian media outlets.

[12] He received the Journalism Educational Award from the Goenka Foundation for his research on "The Impact of Globalization in Print Media".