Soosai

Thillaiyampalam Sivanesan (Tamil: தில்லையம்பலம் சிவனேசன்; 16 October 1963[4] – 18 May 2009), also known by his nom de guerre, Colonel Soosai, was the head of the Sea Tigers, the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[5][6][7]

Colonel [1] Soosai
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The Sea Tigers' special commander Col. Soosai being interviewed by a Tamil journalist in 2006 in a Sea Tiger's base located in Mullaitivu. His bodyguard is seen standing behind him carrying an M16.
Born
T. Sivanesan

(1963-10-16)16 October 1963
Polikandy, Ceylon
Died18 May 2009(2009-05-18) (aged 45)
Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
SpouseSathyadevi[2]
ChildrenSuresh
Madhi
Military service
AllegianceTamil Eelam
Service/branchLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Years of service1981 –2009
Commands heldHead of Sea Tigers
Battles/warsSri Lankan Civil War

Personal life

Thillaiyampalam Sivanesan was married to Sathyadevi and they had two children called Suresh and Madhi. The Sri Lankan Navy stated that Soosai's wife and children were in custody after they were intercepted at sea by the SL Navy whilst attempting to flee to India during the war.[8]

Further reading
  • Unnithan, Sandeep (17 May 2009). "Colonel Soosai new LTTE chief?". India Today.

See also

References
  1. "Colonel Soosai new LTTE chief?".
  2. Jayawardhana, Walter (16 May 2009). "Sea Tiger leader Soosai's wife, son and daughter caught escaping with other civilians". lankaweb.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "TamilNet".
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20070202013908/http://www.interpol.int/public/data/wanted/notices/data/2006/76/2006_57476.asp Thillayampalam, Sivanesan
  5. Perera, Amantha (16 May 2009). Time. Time http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1899085,00.html. Retrieved 28 April 2022. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Council on Foreign Relations". Archived from the original on 26 May 2010.
  7. "MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base".
  8. "Asian Tribune | :: Internet Daily Newspaper ::".


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