Shri V.A. Gopalan Nair who was an immaculate Gandhian and a strong leader of State Congress symbolizes selfless service and simple living. He worked zealously in varied notable revolutionary activities like foreign cloth boycott, prohibition, Khadi movement and Vaikom Sathyagraha. He got arrested as a leader of different agitations. He has functioned in varied capacities like KPCC executive committee member, DCC member, Cherthala Taluk Bank Chairman, Khadi Board member, Taluk representative to the committee sanctioning freedom fighters pension, founder of Pattanakadu Block Khadi Village Industry Co-operative Society, Newspaper publishing council member, writer, speaker and essayist.