Emergency services rushed to push the President of India’s helicopter after it became stuck in freshly poured concrete.
The incident unfolded on Wednesday morning as President Droupadi Murmu landed on a temporary helipad in the Indian village of Pramadom, with the chopper seen sinking into the ground.
Footage on social media shows how firefighters and members of the police scrambled to pull the helicopter out, but to no avail.
According to local media, the temporary helipad had been prepared overnight following a decision to divert the President’s helicopter from its original destination in Nilakkal due to weather conditions.
Concrete had reportedly been poured on the ground to create the makeshift helipad just hours before the President’s arrival, but the surface had not fully dried.
The mishap sparked a wave of reactions on social media, with several X users poking fun at the situation.
‘When India gets that sinking feeling’, one X user wrote.
Another joked: ‘The pilot wanted to stick the landing’.
Emergency services rushed to push the President of India ‘s helicopter after it became stuck in freshly poured concrete today
Pictured: President of India Droupadi Murmu
Officials later confirmed that the aircraft had been moved to safety and reported no injuries.
The Indian president was scheduled to offer prayers at the Sabarimala temple after landing.
She is currently halfway through her four-day visit to the Indian region of Kerala.
President Murmu, who hails from a minority ethnic community, made history after she was chosen as India’s new president.
Murmu, a leader from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was elected by the Indian Parliament and state legislatures in June 2022, making her the first president from one of the country’s tribes and the second-ever woman to hold the position.
She is a member of the Santal ethnic minority, one of India’s largest tribal groups.
She started out as a school teacher before entering politics and has been a two-time lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.
The president’s role in India is largely ceremonial, but the position can be important during times of political uncertainty such as a hung parliament, when the office assumes greater power.
She is bound by the advice of the Cabinet led by the prime minister, who is the chief executive.
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