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Nair represented Triplicane in the Madras Corporation from 1904 to 1916. During his term, he frequently attacked the Corporation and its President Mr. Molony over the quality of water supplied. In 1910, he agitated for the revival of the Palghat Municipal Council.
In 1908, Nair was appointed member of the Labor Commission by the Government of India. He submitted a report condemning the situation of workers in factories and recommended the reduction of hours of work. He personally submitted his condemnation and recommendations before the Secretary of State for India at London.
In 1912, Dr. Nair was elected to the Madras Legislative Council. When the First World War broke out, Dr. Nair served as one of the surgeons in the hospital ship, S. S. Madras and was commissioned as a Lieutenant. At the end of the War, he was awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind medal and the War Service medal posthumously.
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