Nelson Mandela Memorial Billboard in India Accidentally Features Morgan Freeman

Actor played the world leader in 'Invictus'

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While you hate to laugh at someone who clearly meant well, it's hard not to chuckle a bit at this memorial sign for Nelson Mandela in the southern Indian city of Coimbatore. A cloth merchant wanted to celebrate the accomplishments of South African leader Nelson Mandela while also marking the legacy of peaceful advocates for change like Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King Jr.

Unfortunately, the resulting sign, written in the Tamil language, featured a large picture of actor Morgan Freeman instead of Mandela.

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