Vanchinathan

Vanchinathan
Born	Shankaran 1886 (1886) Sengottai, Travancore, British India (presently in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu)
Died	17 June 1911(1911-06-17) (aged 24–25) Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli district, Madras Presidency, British India (presently in Tamil Nadu)
Cause of death	Suicide
Known for	Assassination of Robert Ashe
Movement	Indian independence movement
Spouse	Ponnamma

Vanchinathan (1886 – 17 June 1911), popularly known as Vanchi, was an Indian independence activist. He assassinated Robert Ashe, then district collector of Tirunelveli district on 17 June 1911 at Maniyachchi railway station. Ashe was considered to have suppressed independence activism and ordered the police to use violence. Vanchinathan later committed suicide later while trying to evade arrest. The assassination of Ashe was one of the significant events in the Indian independence movement in South India and supported the rise of revolutionary movement against the British rule.