The President was on her way to offer prayers at the Sabarimala Temple as part of her four-day official visit to Kerala, which started on October 21 and will end on October 24.
A part of the helipad at the Pramadam Stadium in Kerala sank after the helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu landed during her visit to the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday. According to officials at the scene, the surface of the helipad partially collapsed shortly after the helicopter landed. Police and fire brigade personnel immediately rushed to the scene and manually pushed the aircraft out of the submerged area to ensure safety.
The President was on her way to offer prayers at the Sabarimala Temple as part of her four-day official visit to Kerala, which started on October 21 and will end on October 24.
#WATCH | Kerala: A portion of the tarmac of the helipad sank in after a helicopter carrying President Droupdi Murmu landed at the Pramadam Stadium. Police and fire personnel deployed at the scene physically pushed the helicopter out of the submerged spot. pic.twitter.com/QDmf28PqIb
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President Murmu arrived at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Tuesday. She was received by Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying George Kurian.
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Kerala CM Vijayan also shared a post on X about the President’s visit. He said, “Warmly welcomed the Honorable President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu on her visit to Kerala. Her presence was a great honor for the state and our people.”
According to a press release, the President will perform darshan and aarti at the Sabarimala temple on October 22.
On October 23, she unveiled the bust of former President of India KR Narayanan at Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Later, she inaugurated the celebration of the Mahasamadhi Centenary of Sree
Narayana Guru at Sivagri Mutt, Varkala, and also graced the valdictory function of the platinum celebrations of St. Thomas College, Palai.
On October 24, President Murmu attended the centenary celebrations of St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam.
Meanwhile, a BJP delegation led by the party’s Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar met President Murmu at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram and apprised her of public concerns on various issues including the Sabarimala gold theft incident, according to a release from the party.
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