Al Ummah was founded by Syed Ahmed Basha and Jawahirullah in Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu in 1993 , a year after the Babri Masjid demolition . Later Jawahirullah , who choose the name Al Ummah , meaning " Followers of the Prophet " , had split from it and found Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham . It came under the spotlight after 1993 bomb blast near RSS office in Chennai in which 11 persons were killed . 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 . Advani , however , eventually escaped due to a delay in his flight . But in the serial bomb blasts in 18 places , 58 persons were killed . In 2013 , Al Ummah also was involved in the bomb blast in Bangalore
bomb blasts
1998 Coimbatore bombings
Al Ummah