The 1990-2000 saw multiple clashes and causes of tensions among Hindus and Muslims in India. In 1990s, there was mobilisation with regards to the Ayodhya dispute. In 1992, the Babri Masjid was demolished by religious fundamentalists and led to death of many people in Ayodhya. The demolition led to the BJP led State government in Uttar Pradesh being dismissed and President’s Rule being implemented, along with other BJP ruled States. A case against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh was registered in the Supreme Court. There were subsequent Hindu-Muslim riots in Mumbai. In 2002, a train bogey carrying kar sewaks from Ayodhya was set on fire in Godhra in Gujarat and Muslims were suspected of doing so. This led Hindu-Muslim riots in the State that carried on for more than a month. These incidents led to a permanent dent in the secular fabric of India.
