Congress MP raises issue of kidnapping of Christian priest by ISIS

New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) Congress lawmaker from Kerala K C Venugopal today raised the issue of kidnapping of Christian priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil by the ISIS and demanded immediate intervention of the government for his release. Mr Venugopal flagged off the issue in Lok Sabha shortly before Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his speech to reply to the debate on Motion of Thanks on President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament. He said Father Uzhunnalil was kidnapped by the ISIS terrorists in March 2015 from an old age home at Aden in Yemen. The old age home is run by the Missionaries of Charity. Mr Venugopal said nothing much has been heard about the priest even as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had assured in December 2016 that the Government of India will spare no efforts to get his release. UNI DEVN RSA 1352