Major achievements

Initiated action against encroachment on government land in the hill resort and tea plantation town of Munnar

On 30 December 2007, he became the first Communist CM to trail to the 800-year-old hill temple of Sabarimala. The 84-year-old Achuthanandan rejected any sort of physical or medical support as he worried doctors trying to catch up with him while trudging non-stop three hours on foot. 

V S Achuthandan supports free and open source software movement in the state and Richard Stallman has also supported his activities regarding this.