Thread by @sheshapatangi1

Is it easy to commit suicide at the age of 25?
That too leaving a lucrative job and happily married life.

Here's the story of #VanchinathanIyer who attained Veera Marana on this day 110 years back, after murdering Ashe, the district collector of Tirunelveli.
(His Suicide Letter

Is Quoted In The Image)
Vanchi as he was fondly called was born in 1886, and he had a good job in Madras govt, all this changed when he saw the bias by British towards Bharatiya businessmen.
Vanchi was greatly inspired by Nationalist
V O Chidambaram Pillai, the first Bharatiya

to run a steamer service and break the monopoly of British.
V O C was a staunch nationalist and propagated Swarajya, the British were further angered when he entered their steamer business.

They connived with District Collector Ashe who was also Judicial Magistrate of Tuticorin

& slapped sedition charges on VOC, the punishment was 40 years Rigorous Imprisonment, thereby ending Swadeshi Business of VOC.
Vanchi decided that it was time to make Bharatiyas to come out of British Slavery and Vanchis brother in law Shankarkrishna Aiyar introduced him to

Nilakanta Bramhachari.
In 1911, the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company announced Bankruptcy and closed their business and this led Vanchi to take revenge on Ashe.
On June 17, 1911, Ashe with his wife was travelling to Kodaikanal in train, at Maniyachi Railway Station, when the

train halted, Vanchi, entered Ashes cabin and Shot him Point-blank in his chest.
Vanchi ran out & shot himself.
In his pocket, there was a note...
I dedicate my life as a small contribution to my motherland. I am alone responsible for this.
The mlechas of England having captured

our country, tread over the Sanathana Dharma of the Hindus and destroy them. Every Indian is trying to drive out the English and get Swarajyam and restore Sanathana Dharma.
Our Raman, Sivaji, Krishnan, Guru Govindan, Arjuna ruled our land protecting all dharmas, but in this

land, they are making arrangements to crown George V, a mlecha, and one who eats the flesh of cows.
Three thousand Madrasees have taken a vow to kill George V as soon as he lands in our country. In order to make others know our intention, I who am the least in the company, have

done this deed this day. This is what everyone in Hindustan should consider it as his duty.
I will kill Ashe, whose arrival here is to celebrate the crowning of cow-eater King George V in this glorious land which was once ruled by great Samrat’s.
This I do to make them

understand the fate of those who cherish the thought of enslaving this sacred land.
I, as the least of them, wish to warn George by killing Ashe.
Vande Mataram. Vande Mataram. Vande Mataram
— signed/-, R. Vanchi Aiyar, Shencottah.

#ForgottenHeroes

#VANDEMATARAM