Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil. Photo: CNS The Indian Catholic priest who recently met the Pope after being freed by kidnappers in Yemen met with the Indian Prime Minister after returning home.
Fr Tom Uzhunnalil returned to India last week after being freed after 18 months of captivity. He met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other government officials.
India’s foreign ministry stated in a release that they had been making all possible efforts to secure his release, and were in constant touch with countries in the region.
Fr Uzhunnalil was working as a chaplain at a retirement home before he was kidnapped during an attack by gunmen on March 2016 in which 16 people were killed including four nuns.