The failure of the Sri Lankan military to produce Pottu Amman's body has fueled the belief that he survived the civil war. Some have theorised that Pottu Amman escaped whilst others claim that he was captured by the Sri Lankan military and was being held captive in a secret location. In September 2014 reports appeared claiming that Pottu Amman had been arrested in Hong Kong and brought back to Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan military dismissed the reports, saying that, although they hadn't found his body, they knew that Pottu Amman had been killed in the final stages of the civil war. In March 2016 the "Divaina" reported that Pottu Amman was living with his family in Tamil Nadu, India using the name "Kuruttu".