Watch in pics Nelson Madela with his fan Amitabh and other Indians

New Delhi: The former South African President died on December 5 at the age of 95. "There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires". These were the words said by revolutionary leader Nelson Mandela.He was the follower of Mahatma Gandhi's teachings.Mandela first visited India in 1990.He had a very good connection with the India and Indians here.The leading bollywood personality Amitabh Bachchan claims to be his big fan. Amitabh recalled his meeting with Mandela and posted in his blog “Nelson Mandela or ‘Madiba' as he is fondly called lies critically ill in hospital in South Africa. What a man? I have met him on two occasions in his country. A most gentle, but determined human, the likes of which can be rarely found. “He fought for what he felt right and even though he was confined to a prison for almost 28 years, he came out victorious in the end. That part of the apartheid in SaF shall always remain a sore and ugly reminder of the humiliation and sufferings of another human, purely because of his colour!,”.Here we bring you the moments in pics which Mndela spent with elite Indians:Amitabh Bachchan Is Fan Of Nelson Mandela.Nelson Mandela meets Miss World Aishwarya Rai before participation in the Miss World contest in 1994.Shabana Azmi and Nelson Mandela Controversial Kiss.The Indian woman who may have been the love of Nelson Mandela's life.Nelson Mandela is introduced to Mohammad Azharuddin by then Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar during the lunch break on the third day of the Second cricket Test between South Africa and India at Newlands, 04 January, 1997Nelson Mandela kisses Priyanka Gandhi before he was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize in March 16, 2001 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.March 20, 1990- First Mandela-Rajiv Gandhi meeting in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.Former South African president Nelson Mandela receives Sonia Gandhi in Johannesburg. Sonia Gandhi presented Mandela with a book entitled ‘Gandhi's Way' .Nelson Mandela with Manmohan Singh.

Watch in pics Nelson Madela with his fan Amitabh and other Indians

New Delhi: The former South African President died on December 5 at the age of 95. "There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley

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