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. Soosai refused to escape with his family, wanting to die fighting for the LTTE. Satyadevi was identified as Soosai’s wife by a Sea Tiger who surrendered to the Navy. She was detained separately with her children and interrogated. The family was detained within the Navy camp premises in Trincomalee and subsequently released. They currently live in
Trincomalee under certain government restrictions. Sathyadevi later gave an interview to “The Nation” English Weekly, published in Colombo, where she recounted some of her experiences during the war. == Eelam War ==