It's been difficult to report out of Tuticorin since last night because internet services are suspended, which means our correspondents have been having to travel miles away to send us their latest reports. I can tell you tonight that while things are still tense and sporadic protests have been reported, it's not as bad as day 1. The police now present in large numbers are using the weight of their numbers rather than the bullets of their guns to maintain the peace. If only they had done that in the first place, 12 families won't be grieving. The political drama meanwhile is happening in Chennai.