Macbook Pro Mid 2012 didnt turn on, pink screen, now okay! problem? :)

My Macbook Pro v10.7.3 Mid-2012 edition was SUBMERGED "totally" in the water when the pipe in the restroom burst and my mac was in the floor. It was inside a leather case. When I went to turn it on, it turned on (wow).
After a month of using it, today, it didn't turn on. But the "sleep indicator light" would blink once but the screen would remain turned off. So i searched on google to find out that the ram could be not inserted properly, but ive never opened my macbook so i didnt open my mac.
I've decided to put the macbook upside down perhaps because I was still thinking the ram was not properly inserted and that putting it upside down would insert it properly and wait for like 30 minutes before turning it on again.
After the 30 minutes, I tried turning it on and to my surprise, it turned on but with a pinkish screen. and no apple logo. Without an apple logo, it didnt start up and was able to enter my password to boot my mac.
I searched on google again and tried to turn it on. Before turning it completely, I pressed command + option + r + p. and to my surprise again, the screen was no longer pink.
What could have been the problem of my macbook?
I was thinking of (problems):
Logic Board
RAM not inserted properly
Room was so cold and the mac was overcold (as opposed to overheat)
There is a problem in my graphics card
Motherboard problem
*edit changed to 12pt

I would first try SMC and PRAM resets:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
If no success, I would erase the HDD and reinstall the OSX.
Ciao.

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