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The Release Of Indian Priest Abducted In Yemen All Efforts Are Being Made To Secure Says Sushma Swaraj
The Indian government is making all efforts to secure the release of a Christian priest who was abducted by suspected Islamic State militants earlier this month, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has said.
Fr Tom Uzhunallil from Kerala was abducted by unidentified gunmen after they attacked an old-age home in Aden run by the Missionaries of Charity. Sixteen people including four nuns, one of them from India, were also killed in the attack.Fr Tom Uzhunnallil - an Indian national from Kerala was abducted by a terror group in Yemen. We r making all efforts to secure his release.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 26, 2016
Even though Fr Tom remained untraceable, social media was abuzz in the past couple of days following a rumour that he could be crucified on Good Friday.
Spokesman from the Salesians' Bangalore province where Father Tom belonged, however, rejected the reports as rumours and said that no group had yet claimed to have carried out the criminal attack.
The 58-year-old who has been in Yemen for sometime had returned to India last year following the war in the country. But in April 2015, the congregation got a call from Yemen which said that they required priests to help and serve at Yemen for which Fr Tom volunteered his services as he was familiar with the country.
