Father Tom Uzhunnalil reaches Vatican, preparations begin in Kerala to welcome the rescued priest

Meanwhile preparations began at Father Uzhunnalil residence in Kerala to welcome the priest who was abducted last year in the war torn country. The priest’s rescue from his kidnappers was facilitated after Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said Al Said looked into the matter. Father Uzhunnalil (57), who was brought to Muscat during the day, is on his way to his hometown in  Kerala. He hails from Ramapuram in Kottayam district of Kerala.

In a video, released after his capture, the priest had appealed for help from the Indian government and Vatican. In the video, he complained that had he been a European priest, he would have been taken more seriously by authorities and people and they would have got him released. The abducted Father had said, “I am from India and therefore, I perhaps am not considered as of much value.”