People's prayers prevented abductors from hurting me: Father Tom
September 30, 2017  18:30
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Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was freed after being kept in captivity suspectedly by the Islamic State for 18 months in strife-torn Yemen, has said the power of people's prayers for him changed the hearts of his abductors, who did not hurt him and even offered him food during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan.

"I feel the prayers of people and their sacrifices changed the hearts of my abductors and prevented them from hurting me... I am certain, God had done something," he said.
    
The 59-year-old Catholic priest had returned to Delhi on Thursday after rest and recuperation in the Vatican City.

He had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 28 in New Delhi after his arrival.

On his meeting with Modi, Father Tom said, "The most interesting part of the conversation I had with the PM was when he said I am free now and I should get stronger and serve people."

Father Tom belongs to the Congregation of Salesians of Don Bosco and was abducted reportedly during a terrorist attack in Aden and taken to an undisclosed place.
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