From Ratan Tata to Manmohan Singh, last year India bid farewell to many eminent dignitaries who played key roles in shaping the nation’s journey across various spheres.

Welcoming the new year, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday took a moment off his schedule to remember such “heroes”.

Big B shared a powerful image titled “Our heroes in heaven”. The illustration featured the doodles of Ratan Tata, Shyam Benegal, Zakir Hussain and Manmohan Singh together. It was accompanied by a profound caption: “A Parsi, a Muslim, a Sikh, and a Hindu passed away in 2024, and the whole nation mourned and remembered them only as Indians!”

Sharing the picture, Big B wrote, “.. the picture says it all.”

Through his post, Amitabh Bachchan highlighted India’s unity in diversity. It also garnered loads of comments and likes from netizens.

“How thoughtful,” a social media user wrote.

“One nation , One religion ~ Humanity,” another one commented.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh breathed his last on 26th December 2024. Singh’s political career spanned several decades, with notable positions including Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996, during which he spearheaded economic reforms that transformed India’s economy. He served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, succeeding Atal Bihari Vajpayee.