| 1. Joined organizations like the RSS and Jan Sangh at the age of 16. |
| 2. Was a table tennis player and a skilled long-distance runner during his college days. |
| 3. Manufactured and sold briefs and vests under the brand 'SPICE' after completing education. |
| 4. Introduced cotton knitted fabric to Bangladesh as the first exporter from Tirupur. |
| 5. Elected to Lok Sabha twice as a BJP candidate in 1998 and 1999, winning by significant margins. |
| 6. Addressed the 58th session of the UN General Assembly on improving humanitarian coordination. |
| 7. Led a 93-day 'rath yatra' to promote river linking and combat untouchability while serving as state president of BJP Tamil Nadu. |
| 8. Contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Coimbatore and achieved the highest votes for a BJP candidate in Tamil Nadu. |
| 9. Served as chairman of the All India Coir Board from 2016 to 2020. |
| 10. Conducted research in political science on the 'Fall of Communism' during doctorate studies. |
| 11. Completed long walks to raise awareness for environmental issues. |
| 12. Served as Secretary of the BJP in Tamil Nadu from 1996. |
| 13. Served as State President of the BJP in Tamil Nadu from 2004 to 2007. |
| 14. Served as All India In-Charge for the BJP in Kerala from 2020 to 2022. |
| 15. Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee for Textiles and Consultative Committee for Finance. |
| 16. Member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee investigating the Stock Market Scam. |
| 17. Member of the first Parliamentary delegation to Taiwan. |
