A billboard erected on the side of a road in Coimbator, New Delhi, India to mourn Nelson Mandela's death mistakenly has the photo of actor Morgan Freeman as Nelson's.
It is suspected that the mistake rose as a result of the film Invictus the actor acted in where he played the role of Mandela in 2009.
'We should be proud that we were part of an era when they lived,' read the condolence message on the board in Tamil.
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 AFP by telephone from Chennai, adding that he did not know how the gaffe occurred.
Morgan also posted a touching tribute message on his Facebook page for the legend, Mandela:
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