Son of Shri. P.Gangadharan Pillai and Smt. M.
Saraswathy Amma; born at Palode on 25th
July 1949; B.Sc.; Social Worker.
Entered politics through K.S.U; was
General Secretary, K.S.U. District Committee;
President, District Committee; Youth Congress;
District Committee, I.N.T.U.C; was General
Secretary, Indo-Russian Friendship Society,
Kerala, Trivandrum District Congress Committee;
was Member, Executive Committee, Rubber Board,
Plantation Labour Committee, Handloom
Development Corporation; Imprisoned several
times in connection with agitations.
Served as President, Sree Chithira
Thirunal Smaraka Samithi; General Secretary,
P.N. Panickar Foundation; Member, Governing Body
of State & National Literacy Mission, Executive
Committee of Rajaram Mohan Roy Library
Foundation, Grandhasala Sangham, Vyloppilli
Samskriti Bhavan, Sahithya Academy.
Now Member, A.I.C.C, K.P.C.C.
Executive Committee; All India Secretary,
I.N.T.U.C.; Chairman, ‘Samskara Sahithi’ – the
arts and cultural forum of K.P.C.C.; Office
bearer of many trade unions.
Previously elected to K.L.A. in 1991 and 1996.