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Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 22 (PTI) The wheels of the helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit got stuck in a depression on the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam when it landed on Wednesday morning.

After the President left for Pamba by road, visuals on TV channels showed several policemen and fire personnel pushing the helicopter’s wheels out of the small depressions created when it landed on the concrete.

Following the incident, former Union minister of state V Muraleedharan termed it a “security lapse" and demanded action against those responsible.

He also claimed that it showed the Kerala government’s “carelessness" in handling the President’s security.

Muraleedharan contended that the issu

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