1990 Madras riots
madras riot violence broke muslim hindu hindu religious procession near mosque september triplicane tamil nadu three muslim reported killed violence unofficial report place death toll five six muslim owned store burned looted triplicane neighbourhood madraspresent day chennai temple mosque coexisted amicably hindu muslim resident coexisted many year triplicane sizable muslim population tamil nadu witnessed largescale communal violence nagore dindugul ambur month preceding violence september week ganesh chaturthi vinayaka chathurthi festival committee organised ritual parade vinayaka idol street triplicane immersed sea parade heavily publicized poster placed conspicuously around triplicane around city prominent person poster leader hindu munnani rama gopalan rama gopalan lead speaker rally week parade organisation named hindu sangam pasted poster calling prime minister declaration national holiday birthday muhammad repealed hindu munnani also resented move government four four eight chop muslim sight september parade arrived busy intersection came standstill front ice house mosque marwari youth present large number reportedly funded parade firecracker exploded nadaswaram drum played playing nadaswaram high pitch processionists shouted antimuslim slogan hindu sangham distributed leaflet denounced muhammad parade muslim protested disruption prayer prayer time mosque gathered outside mosque fire cracker reportedly thrown mosque processionists newspaper reported slipper thrown inside mosque procession muslim processionists attacked police intervened allowed parade sea situation soon resolved section processionists returned area clash community continued police opened fire without ample warning killed muslim youngster violence muslim property house continued youth specifically recruited violence slum close next day hired criminal entered inside mosque stabbed muslim shop shut people rarely came home three muslim reported killed riot unofficial report placed number five six many large muslimowned store robbed torched rama gopalan state president hindu munnani attempted conduct parade ice house mosque rather following policeordered diversion supporter detained