Prof TJ Joseph was attacked while driving his black hatchback barely 100m from his house Doctors took 16 hours to revive Prof Joseph and stitch back the severed palm and repair his hand TJ Joseph was head of the Malayalam department at Newman College when the attack happened There were at least three attempts to attack Prof Joseph at his house Thirteen people were convicted in connection with the attack in 2015 The Popular Front of India says it has hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country Prof Joseph returned home after spending 35 days in hospital Salomi Joseph (right) slid into depression and took her life in 2014 Prof Joseph with his sister and daughter-in-law at their home in Kerala