▁S iv anes an ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁S ath y ade vi ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁children ▁called ▁S ures h ▁and ▁Mad hi . ▁The ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Navy ▁claim ▁that ▁So os ai ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁are ▁in ▁cust ody ▁after ▁they ▁were ▁intercept ed ▁at ▁the ▁sea ▁by ▁the ▁SL ▁Navy ▁whilst ▁attempted ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁India ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁L T TE ▁ ▁Th illa iy amp al am ▁S iv anes an ▁joined ▁L T TE ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁along ▁with ▁P ott u ▁Am man . ▁ ▁Sea ▁Tig ers ▁▁ ▁Colonel ▁So os ai ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' Ad mir al ' ▁for ▁the ▁Sea ▁Tig ers . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁sea ▁t ig ers ▁and ▁attacked ▁many ▁of ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Navy ▁boats . ▁After ▁a ▁major ▁off ensive ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Army , ▁the ▁Sea ▁Tig ers ▁became ▁less ▁effective ▁as ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Navy ▁matched ▁their ▁strength ▁with ▁better ▁weapons , ▁and ▁faster ▁boats ▁such ▁as ▁Super ▁D v ora ▁M k ▁II . ▁The ▁Sea ▁Tig ers ▁was ▁still ▁effective ▁until ▁L T TE ▁lost ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Un ce asing ▁W aves ▁ 3 ▁▁ ▁Colonel ▁So os ai ▁transport ed ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁cad res ▁with ▁Bal raj ▁behind ▁enemy ▁lines ▁into ▁J aff