[1] He was educated at Veppavettuvan Government Tami School, Chenkalady and Eruvar Tamil Maha Vidyalayam.
[2] Viyalendiran was a member of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE).
[4][5] During the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis Viyalendiran defected to the United People's Freedom Alliance government.
[10][11] After the election he was appointed State Minister of Postal Services and Professional Development of Journalists.
[12][13][14] His portfolio was changed to State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandry and Minor Economic Crop Cultivation in October 2020.