[8] Soosai did not spend much time with his family due to his duties as head of the Sea Tigers but was very fond of his children.

[8] On 14 May 2009 Sathyadevi and her two children fled the warzone, boarding a boat in an attempt to escape to Tamil Nadu, in India.

[8] The family's boat was intercepted at sea by the Sri Lankan Navy as they attempted to flee.

[10] Sathyadevi later gave an interview to “The Nation” English Weekly, published in Colombo, where she recounted some of her experiences during the war.

When the war broke out following the Black July pogrom, Soosai was among the first batch of Tiger recruits who received training in North India.