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Morgan Freeman mistaken for Nelson Mandela in tribute poster fail
Natasha Culzac Thursday 19 Dec 2013 10:46 am
A billboard in India purportedly mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, marking his long and eventful life with a kind and thoughtful message and a picture of Morgan Freeman.
The image was shared by hundreds of bemused Twitter users some of which have got themselves in a tizzy over whether it was even a mistake after all.
The billboard is believed to be in Chennai, south India, and written in Tamil, so verification of the content hasnt been easy to get.
Nelson Mandela died on December 5 aged 95 (Picture: EPA) Despite widely believed to have been a blunder, Twitter user @choultry insisted: This is a Morgan Freeman tribute poster on which some text about Mandela was misprinted. Disprove. Or read Zizek.
Earlier this month, 76-year-old Freeman, who played Mandela in 2009 film Invictus, gave a fitting eulogy to the South African leader, telling the New York Daily News: Today the world lost one of the true giants of the past century.
Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honour, unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve a saint to many, a hero to all who treasure liberty, freedom and the dignity of humankind.
http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/19/morga...elson-mandela-in-tribute-poster-fail-4236669/
Actor Morgan Freeman mistaken for Mandela in Indian billboard blunder
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Published: December 19, 2013
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"We should be proud that we were part of an era when they lived," reads the billboard portraying Morgan Freeman as Mandela. PHOTO: @FarrukhHussaini/Twitter
NEW DELHI: An Indian owner of a billboard dedicated to Nelson Mandela was left embarrassed on Thursday after the discovery that a photo of actor Morgan Freeman was used instead of one of the anti-apartheid hero.
The billboard was erected on the side of a road in the southern city of Coimbatore as part of memorials across India and the world to Mandela, who died on December 5.
But Freemans face loomed large in the billboard over small images of human rights icons including Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi.
We should be proud that we were part of an era when they lived, read the Tamil-language condolence message on the board.
Cloth merchant Chandrashekhar, who paid for the board in a private capacity as a mark of respect to the former South African leader, said it was a mistake by the designer.
We will replace it with the correct picture of Mandela, the merchant, who uses one name, told reporters by telephone from the state capital Chennai, adding that he did not know how the gaffe occurred.
Morgan Freeman played Mandela in the 2009 film Invictus.
A photo of the billboard was being Tweeted on Thursday.
India declared five days of national mourning for Mandela, who was hailed as a true Gandhian and great friend by Indias leaders.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/647773/...aken-for-mandela-in-indian-billboard-blunder/
Morgan Freeman mistaken for Nelson Mandela in tribute poster fail
Natasha Culzac Thursday 19 Dec 2013 10:46 am
A billboard in India purportedly mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, marking his long and eventful life with a kind and thoughtful message and a picture of Morgan Freeman.
The image was shared by hundreds of bemused Twitter users some of which have got themselves in a tizzy over whether it was even a mistake after all.
The billboard is believed to be in Chennai, south India, and written in Tamil, so verification of the content hasnt been easy to get.
Earlier this month, 76-year-old Freeman, who played Mandela in 2009 film Invictus, gave a fitting eulogy to the South African leader, telling the New York Daily News: Today the world lost one of the true giants of the past century.
Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honour, unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve a saint to many, a hero to all who treasure liberty, freedom and the dignity of humankind.
http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/19/morga...elson-mandela-in-tribute-poster-fail-4236669/
Actor Morgan Freeman mistaken for Mandela in Indian billboard blunder
By AFP
Published: December 19, 2013
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"We should be proud that we were part of an era when they lived," reads the billboard portraying Morgan Freeman as Mandela. PHOTO: @FarrukhHussaini/Twitter
NEW DELHI: An Indian owner of a billboard dedicated to Nelson Mandela was left embarrassed on Thursday after the discovery that a photo of actor Morgan Freeman was used instead of one of the anti-apartheid hero.
The billboard was erected on the side of a road in the southern city of Coimbatore as part of memorials across India and the world to Mandela, who died on December 5.
But Freemans face loomed large in the billboard over small images of human rights icons including Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi.
We should be proud that we were part of an era when they lived, read the Tamil-language condolence message on the board.
Cloth merchant Chandrashekhar, who paid for the board in a private capacity as a mark of respect to the former South African leader, said it was a mistake by the designer.
We will replace it with the correct picture of Mandela, the merchant, who uses one name, told reporters by telephone from the state capital Chennai, adding that he did not know how the gaffe occurred.
Morgan Freeman played Mandela in the 2009 film Invictus.
A photo of the billboard was being Tweeted on Thursday.
India declared five days of national mourning for Mandela, who was hailed as a true Gandhian and great friend by Indias leaders.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/647773/...aken-for-mandela-in-indian-billboard-blunder/
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