The UN Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, and other world leaders have expressed their anguish at the tragic loss of lives and the devastation caused in the Southern parts of the country by the Tsunami on December 26, 2004. The leaders who talked to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, over phone to express their grief and offer support in this hour of crisis include the King of Bhutan, H.M. Jigme Singye Wangchuk; Prime Minister of Bangladesh, H.E. Mrs. Begum Khaleda Zia; Bangladesh Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina Wajed; Sri Lankan President, H.E. Mrs. Chandrika Kumaratunga; President of Maldives, H.E. Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; H.E. Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan, President of the United States, H.E. Mr. George W. Bush and the Prime Minister of Australia, H.E. Mr. John Howard.