V. Surendran Pillai was the former minister for Ports and Youth Affairs in the government of Kerala, India.
He held the post of Kerala Congress district president and general secretary.
But he was enraged after the LDF dumped him while rejecting his claim for the Thiruvananthapuram Central Assembly seat in 2016 election and allotting it to the Kerala Congress (Democratic) nominee.
Surendran Pillai announced his decision to leave the Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) party and work together with secular and democratic forces.
He joined Janata Dal (United) and the party gave the Nemom seat to contest.