These celebrities get nostalgic on Nelson Mandela's 100th birth anniversary

MUMBAI - Nelson Mandela's 100th birth anniversary was well remembered by people all over the world. Many celebrities posted throwback pictures with the great leader on their social media accounts.

Bollywood Shanshah Amitabh Bachchan tributed Mandela on this special occasion by writing about his meeting with the former in Robben Island prison.

He took to twitter to post, "Nelson Mandela DAY .. 100th birth anniversary .. !! Had my greatest honor to meet him in Africa on two momentous occasions! A humble caring down to earth personality .. visited his cell in Robben Island prison .. historic visit!"

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1019522087877308422

Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar also posted a picture earlier in the day, with the caption, "Remembering @NelsonMandela on his 100th birthday. I was extremely fortunate enough to have met him early on in my life. So much to learn, so much to get inspired from. #Madiba100," Tendulkar captioned the picture.

https://twitter.com/sachin_rt/status/1019465705702510592

Actress Shabana Azmi too tweeted about her meeting with the Mandela. "Am blessed to have met #Nelson Mandela twice. What a giant of a man. His ideology of nonviolence, truth, and reconciliation is needed today more than ever. On his 100th birth centenary my deepest respect," read her tweet.

https://twitter.com/AzmiShabana/status/1019494304073461760

Former Miss World 1993 and Bollywood top actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also remembered  Nelson Mandela on his birthday and shared a throwback picture on her Instagram's account:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlY4LC9lKxF/?taken-by=aishwaryaraibachchan_arb

Apart from celebs, International sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture on the same theme at Puri Beach in Odisha to pay honors to Nelson Mandela.

Mandela passed away on December 13, 2013, after battling a recurring lung infection. He was 95.

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