Give an account on Vanchinathan‘s role in the struggle for freedom
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MADURAI: The 104th death anniversary of veteran freedom fighter R Vanchinathan was observed at his birthplace Sengottai in Tirunelveli district and at Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station in Tuticorin district, where he shot a British official dead before killing himself.
Vanchinathan, son of a forest officer, killed Robert William D' Escourt Ashe, the British-government appointed Tirunelveli collector, at Maniyachchi before shooting himself dead.
“Several factors forced Vanchinathan to open fire on Ashe. Ashe took measures to curb Swadeshi movements in Tirunelveli. Besides, he ordered that Indians should not take bath in the Courtallam falls for two hours in the morning when the English were bathing,” said writer Ilasai Manian while speaking at a function held Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction.
Vanchinathan, son of a forest officer, killed Robert William D' Escourt Ashe, the British-government appointed Tirunelveli collector, at Maniyachchi before shooting himself dead.
“Several factors forced Vanchinathan to open fire on Ashe. Ashe took measures to curb Swadeshi movements in Tirunelveli. Besides, he ordered that Indians should not take bath in the Courtallam falls for two hours in the morning when the English were bathing,” said writer Ilasai Manian while speaking at a function held Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction.
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