 He served in the capacity of the joint secretary-general of the MRD for three years.Kutty worked with Gandhian social and peace activist Nirmala Deshpande and when she died in 2008, he attended her funeral with his friend and colleague Karamat Ali and politician Sherry Rehman, and brought back her ashes to consecrate in the Indus river in accordance with her wishes.He later expressed his admiration for Deshpande and her peace activism by naming her as one of the dedicatees for his autobiography.