: 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).