Terrorism
8 events, 1984 to 2002; 2 marked as turning points.
1984
Meenambakkam airport bomb blast
A bomb exploded at Meenambakkam airport in Madras, killing several people.
1990
EPRLF leader K. Pathmanabha killed in Madras
EPRLF leader K. Pathmanabha and others were shot dead by gunmen in a Kodambakkam flat in Madras, in killings attributed to the LTTE.
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.
Bombing of RSS office in Chennai
A bomb destroyed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh office in Chetpet, Chennai, killing several people.
1998
TADA court sentences 26 to death in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
A designated TADA court at Poonamallee sentenced all 26 accused on trial to death for the conspiracy to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi.
Twelve bombs exploded across Coimbatore, killing 58 people, ahead of a campaign meeting by BJP leader L. K. Advani.
2002
MDMK leader Vaiko was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act for a speech supporting the LTTE and spent over a year and a half in jail.
