na ▁Pen ins ula . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁attack ▁in ▁which ▁L T TE ▁used ▁sea ▁to ▁transport ▁cad res ▁for ▁an ▁attack ▁which ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁un success ful . ▁So os ai ▁said ▁this ▁mission ▁was ▁a ▁do ▁or ▁die ▁mission ▁because ▁Bal raj ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁Ele ph ant ▁Pass ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁mission ▁to ▁be ▁successful . ▁ ▁Cla im ed ▁Death ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁government ▁claimed ▁that ▁Brig ad ier ▁So os ai ▁was ▁killed ▁when ▁a ▁ro cket ▁hit ▁the ▁arm ored - pl ated ▁van ▁he ▁was ▁r iding ▁in ▁after ▁a ▁two - hour ▁fire f ight . ▁ ▁Tro ops ▁removed ▁and ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁identified ▁his ▁body ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁re bel ▁leader ▁Vel up illa i ▁P rab h ak aran ▁and ▁other ▁re bel ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁apparent ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁wanted ▁by ▁Inter pol ▁because ▁the ▁Mag istr ate ▁Court ▁in ▁W att ala , ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁had ▁issued ▁an ▁arrest ▁war rant ▁on ▁terror ism ▁charges . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Liber ation ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁Sea ▁Tig ers ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : L iber ation ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁members ▁Category : S