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{{short description|Terrorist organisation}}
'''Al Ummah''' is a radical extremist terrorist organisation mainly based in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It was banned by the Government of Tamil Nadu for perpetrating the [[1998 Coimbatore bombings]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1505/15050090.htm |title=Behind the Coimbatore tragedy |quote=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. |first1=T.S. |last1=Subramanian |newspaper=[[Frontline (magazine)|Front Line]] |location=Coimbatore |accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref>
==History==
Al Ummah was founded by Syed Ahmed Basha in [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu in 1993, a year after the [[Demolition of Babri Masjid|Babri Masjid demolition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130424/news-current-affairs/article/terror-arrests-point-rise-al-ummah |title=Terror arrests point to rise of Al Ummah |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=24 April 2013 |accessdate=2013-05-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514151545/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130424/news-current-affairs/article/terror-arrests-point-rise-al-ummah |archivedate=2013-05-14 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2013|title=DATE13 Title Page|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.7873/date.2013.001|journal=Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), 2013|pages=ii |location=New Jersey|publisher=IEEE Conference Publications|doi=10.7873/date.2013.001|isbn=978-1-4673-5071-6}}</ref> It came under the spotlight after the [[R. S. S. Chennai bombing|1993 bomb blast]] near an [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] office in [[Chennai]] which caused the deaths of 11 people.<ref name="A time of troubles">{{cite web | url=http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl1505/15050170.htm | title=A time of troubles |newspaper=[[Front line]] | date=March 1998 | accessdate=2013-05-21 | author=T.S. SUBRAMANIAN}}</ref> 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 (film)|Bombay]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Movie Director Injured By Bomb; Police Blame Muslim Extremists |url=https://apnews.com/article/a4a3e1b7524ee91d3c15622c77abbd96 |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000519/nation.htm#1 | title=Probe confirms plot to kill Advani |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=May 19, 2000 | accessdate=2013-05-21}}</ref> Advani, however, eventually escaped due to a delay in his flight. The [[1998 Coimbatore bombings|bomb blasts]] in 18 places, resulted in 58 deaths.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/16/world/toll-from-bombing-in-india-rises-to-50-dead-and-200-hurt.html | title=Toll From Bombing in India Rises to 50 Dead and 200 Hurt |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=February 16, 1998 | accessdate=2013-05-21 | author=JOHN F. BURNS}}</ref> In 2013, Al Ummah also was involved in the [[2013 Bangalore blast|bomb blast]] in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/al-ummah-man-planted-bomb-near-bjp-office-in-bangalore-say-cops/1112350/ | title=Al Ummah man planted bomb near BJP office in Bangalore, say cops |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] | date=7 May 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-21}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Islamic organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Islamic terrorism in India]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1993]]