[1] Manicasothy's eldest brother, Ratnajothi, later known as Sir Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu, was a medical practitioner who became the first elected Mayor of Colombo.
[2] His fourth brother Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu or P. Sara was Rubber and Tea Controller during the Second World War.
As the British had evacuated, Manicasothy took charge of raising the white flag at Fort Cornwallis, thus declaring Penang an 'open city'.
Dr. Manorani Saravanamuttu (died 2001) founded the Centre for Family Service (CFS) in Sri Lanka after her son Richard Manic de Zoysa, a well-known journalist, author, human rights activist and actor, was abducted and killed in 1990.
[7] Manicasothy's memoirs entitled The Sara Saga, with a foreword written by Malcolm MacDonald, were originally published in 1970.