Policemen and locals search for bodies at Silver Beach in Cuddalore. Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who met Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Cabinet colleagues in Chennai on Monday, said the state government was doing its best for those affected by the tsunamis, and that the Centre was ready to provide all assistance. He also announced that India has dispatched two relief ships to neighbouring Sri Lanka, which has already declared a state of national crisis.
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