: President, K.S.U. Cannanore Taluk Committee; General Secretary , K.S.U. State Committee; Kannur District Convenor , Youth Congress; State Vice President, K.S.U. (1969-71); Member, Lok Sabha from Kasaragod Constituency (1971 and 1977); Convenor, Congress Members of Parliament from Kerala; Member, Public Accounts Committee of Lok Sabha; Member , Consultative Committee of Ministry of Railways and Communication; General Secretary, Congress(S) State Committee (1989); State President, Congress(S) since 1990; Minister for Devaswom, Printing and Stationery (17-8-2009 to 14-5-201 1).