A member of the governing People’s Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2016.
Pillai previously worked in the Singapore Police Force[1][2][3] before he became a practising lawyer in 1996. He is currently a partner in Commercial Litigation practice at Rajah & Tann.
Pillai joined the People’s Action Party (PAP) in 2001 and was the branch secretary to Ong Chit Chung, Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok. He was part of a five-member PAP team who contested and narrowly lost[4] to the Workers’ Party in Aljunied GRC during the 2015 general election. In 2016, Pillai was once again fielded in as a PAP candidate for the Bukit Batok by-election. He won 61.2% of the votes, securing his position as a Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok SMC. He is also an advisor of Bukit Batok SMC Grassroots Organisation.