Al Ummah Explained

Al Ummah is a radical extremist terrorist organisation mainly based in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was banned by the Government of Tamil Nadu for perpetrating the 1998 Coimbatore bombings.[1]

History

Al Ummah was founded by Syed Ahmed Basha in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in 1993, a year after the Babri Masjid demolition.[2] [3] It came under the spotlight after the 1993 bomb blast near an RSS office in Chennai which caused the deaths of 11 people.[4] In 1995, the organisation was involved with throwing home-made bombs at Mani Ratnam's house for portraying romance of a Hindu man with a Muslim woman in his film Bombay.[5] Basha and others were arrested under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act but they were released in 1997. In 1998, Al Ummah was planning to assassinate Bharatiya Janata Party leader L. K. Advani during the election campaign in Coimbatore.[6] Advani, however, eventually escaped due to a delay in his flight. The bomb blasts in 18 places, resulted in 58 deaths.[7] In 2013, Al Ummah also was involved in the bomb blast in Bangalore.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Behind the Coimbatore tragedy . Competitive communalism and the failure of state policy to respond to grievances and danger signals are to blame for the most deadly terrorist attack that Tamil Nadu has witnessed. . T.S. . Subramanian . . Coimbatore . November 17, 2015.
  2. Web site: Terror arrests point to rise of Al Ummah . . 24 April 2013 . 2013-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514151545/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130424/news-current-affairs/article/terror-arrests-point-rise-al-ummah . 2013-05-14 .
  3. 2013. DATE13 Title Page. Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), 2013. ii . New Jersey. IEEE Conference Publications. 10.7873/date.2013.001. 978-1-4673-5071-6.
  4. Web site: A time of troubles . . March 1998 . 2013-05-21 . T.S. SUBRAMANIAN.
  5. Web site: Movie Director Injured By Bomb; Police Blame Muslim Extremists . Associated Press.
  6. Web site: Probe confirms plot to kill Advani . . May 19, 2000 . 2013-05-21.
  7. Web site: Toll From Bombing in India Rises to 50 Dead and 200 Hurt . . February 16, 1998 . 2013-05-21 . JOHN F. BURNS.
  8. Web site: Al Ummah man planted bomb near BJP office in Bangalore, say cops . . 7 May 2013 . 2013-05-21.

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