Tun Dr Mahathir Pays His Last Respect to Nelson Mandela As Body Lies in State For Second Day (Pictures of Their Friendship)

Tun Dr Mahathir paying his last respects to Nelson Mandela as body lies in state.

Guarded by South African Naval personnel, the casket with former South African President Nelson Mandela lies in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.

Tun Dr Mahathir paying his last respects to Nelson Mandela as body lies in state.

Nelson Mandela's body was brought back to 1 Military Hospital in

Pretoria on Thursday (December 12) after thousands of mourners 

paid their respects during a second day of lying in state.


People started to queue up as early as 3 am (0100GMT) near the 

Union Building in the South African capital to say their final 

good-bye to the man they call the father of the "rainbow nation".



A lack of drinking water and toilets caused several people to 

pass out on Wednesday, and on Thursday social media reports

 emerged saying some mourners had taken photographs of Mandela's 


body, defying the wishes of his family and the government.



An official statement urged people to delete any pictures of 

Mandela's remains if they existed. It also said there were no 

plans to release an official photograph of Mandela lying in 

state.




His body will lie in state for a third day on Friday before 

being flown to the Eastern Cape, where it will be buried on 

Sunday at his ancestral home in Qunu, 700 km (450 miles) south 

of Johannesburg.



The death of Nobel peace laureate Mandela has triggered an 


outpouring of grief and emotion, combined with celebration and 

thanksgiving, among his 53 million countrymen and millions more 

around the world.

Nelson Mandela & Dr. Mahathir

Nelson Mandela & Dr. Mahathir

Nelson Mandela & Dr. Mahathir

Nelson Mandela & Dr. Mahathir

Nelson Mandela & Dr. Mahathir

Nelson Mandela & Dr. Mahathir

Nelson Mandela & Dr. Mahathir

Nelson Mandela & Dr. Mahathir