Vanchinathan (1886 – June 17, 1911), popularly known as
Vanchi, was an Indian Tamil independence activist. He is best remembered for
having shot dead Ashe, the Collector of Thirunelveli and having later committed
suicide in order to evade arrest.
Personal life
Vanchinathan was born in 1886 in Shenkottai to Raghupathy
Iyer and Rukmani Ammal. His actual name was Shankaran. He did his schooling in
Shenkottai and graduated in M.A. from Moolam Thirunal...
