Who among the following courageous revolutionaries assassinated Robert Ashe, the British Collector of Tirunelveli, at Maniyachi railway junction in 1911 before turning his gun upon himself?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Subramania Siva was a fiery nationalist orator who campaigned alongside V.O. Chidambaram Pillai in Tirunelveli against colonial oppression. However, the specific assassination of collector Ashe at Maniyachi railway station was carried out by Vanchinathan, a member of the secret society Bharata Mata Association, to protest repressive measures against the swadeshi movement.