Who among the following revolutionaries shot dead Robert Ashe, the British Collector of Tirunelveli, at Maniyachi railway station in June 1911 before committing suicide?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Vanchinathan, a member of the secret revolutionary society Bharata Mata Association, assassinated Robert Ashe at Maniyachi railway junction in 1911 to avenge oppressive colonial suppression of nationalist leaders like V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. He subsequently turned his pistol on himself, leaving behind a letter explaining his patriotic motives. This dramatic incident shook the British administration in the Madras Presidency. Neelakanta Brahmachari was implicated in the same revolutionary conspiracy trial.