A member of the madras senate who was the Advocate-General of madras from 1916 to 1920, Srinivasa lyenger fought to erase communal-based injustices as President of the Madras Social Reforms Association. But he gave up all his titles including the Advocate-Generalship and withdrew from the Legislative Council in order to protest against the killing of his countrymen in Jallianwala Bagh.

A swarajist, he was made deputy leader of the opposition in the Central Legislative Assembly. He participated in the swarajist walk­out of 1926 and organised protest against the Simon Com­mission in 1928. He expressed dissatisfaction with the Nehru Report on independence. The founder of the Indepen­dence of India League was in favour of a welfare state and a society founded on socialist ideals. His public career came to an end in 1930.