 Later he was selected as the President of BJP's Tamil Nadu state unit.He is a former Member of Parliament in RajyaSabha.He replaced the former union minister Najma heptulla as an Member of parliament in Rajya sabha from Madhya pradesh

Kirubanidhi had gone to Indore, Madhya Pradesh, in 2003 to participate in the BJP national council meeting.Party’s senior leader Ila Ganesan was also in attendance.