THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Archbishop of Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum M Soosa Pakiam has responded to the Sister Abhay case. Responding to the verdict, Soosa Pakiam said that those who have done wrong should be punished. He added that it was still difficult to believe that the convicted had done wrong and that he saw the verdict as a pain for the church family.

Soosa Pakiam also said that the verdict was a disgrace to the church family. "Humans are prone to make mistakes. Mistakes on the part of some church workers are a disgrace to the church family itself. Defendants should go ahead to get justice if they have not done anything wrong. If they have done something wrong, then they must be punished," he said.