PATHANAMTHITTA: KU Jenish Kumar MLA has dismissed media reports about the incident where the helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu slightly sank into the concrete at the Pramadam helipad. He said the news being circulated was incorrect. According to him, the helicopter was simply pushed to the “H” mark following the pilot’s instruction to reposition it.

"The concrete of the helipad where the President's helicopter landed sank slightly. What's the problem if it sank? The helicopter is going to rise upwards anyway," Jenish Kumar told the media.

Earlier, Pathanamthitta District Collector S Premkrishnan had also responded to the incident, clarifying that the dip was only about half an inch. He said there were no structural issues with the helipad. The helicopter had landed slightly be

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