Bomb Blast
6 events, 1984 to 1998; 2 marked as turning points.
1984
Meenambakkam airport bomb blast
A bomb exploded at Meenambakkam airport in Madras, killing several people.
1991
Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed by an LTTE suicide bomber at an election rally in Sriperumbudur.
1993
Al Ummah, a militant group founded in Coimbatore by Syed Ahmed Basha, was banned after the 1998 Coimbatore bombings.
Palar landmine blast by Veerappan's gang
A landmine attack by the sandalwood smuggler Veerappan near Palar killed 22 members of a police and forest team from Tamil Nadu.
Bombing of RSS office in Chennai
A bomb destroyed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh office in Chetpet, Chennai, killing several people.
1998
Twelve bombs exploded across Coimbatore, killing 58 people, ahead of a campaign meeting by BJP leader L. K. Advani.