Devendra Jhajharia created history for the country when he bagged a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the men's javelin throw event; celebs on Twitter took no time to congratulate him
India's Devendra Jhajharia competes in the men's javelin throw F46 final
India's Devendra Jhajharia competes in the men's javelin throw F46 final. Pic/ PTI
Indian athlete Devendra Jhajharia created history for the country when he bagged a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the men's javelin throw event.
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The 35-year-old athlete, in the process, became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals in Paralympics.
Personalties from various walks such as sports, politics, and entertainement industry took no time to congratulate the Devendra Jhajharia on Twitter.
Here are the various tweets below
Congratulations to Devendra Jhajharia for the historic and well-deserved Gold at the #Paralympics. We are very proud of him. #Rio2016
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 14, 2016
#Paralympics is pyaara-lympics. Bow down to #DevendraJhajharia fr d Gold&new World Record.He won Gold in2004as well pic.twitter.com/s4DzALa5hG
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 14, 2016
And here is the World Record moment. Fantastic. @DevJhajharia #Paralympics https://t.co/bKoevYccy0
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) September 14, 2016
Congrats #DevendraJhajharia fr the Gold& new World Record.Truly inspiring,wishing fr more coverage than ur 2004 gold pic.twitter.com/FKl8GiTfdy
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) September 14, 2016
Many many congratulations to Devendra Jhajharia. You inspire us all.
— Abhinav Bindra (@Abhinav_Bindra) September 14, 2016
Congrats @DevJhajharia . Breaking his own world record. @Paralympics https://t.co/qdgAlrtcLG
— Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna) September 14, 2016
Congratulations #DevendraJhajharia yet another gold for India in the #ParalympicsRio2016 ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0087®ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0087³ what an inspiration pic.twitter.com/2IEE8pBszS
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) September 14, 2016
It's a golden morning thanks to Devendra Jhajharia! Well done sir! https://t.co/LIqIrwfXNe
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) September 14, 2016
Congrats @DevJhajharia for winning gold medal in Javelin at #Rio2016Paralympics & Breaking his own world record. pic.twitter.com/hxAL7g6brZ
— Rani Rampal (@imranirampal) September 14, 2016
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— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 14, 2016
Heartiest congratulations to Devendra Jhajharia for winning gold at the #ParalympicsRio2016. You have made us proud. pic.twitter.com/W60FoNIXJv
— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) September 14, 2016
Congratulations to @DevJhajharia on his historic performance at the #Paralympics. His performance will inspire the rural youth.
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) September 14, 2016
Congratulations to Javelin thrower #DevendraJhajharia for winning gold at Rio pic.twitter.com/7vDG61Rxzr
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) September 14, 2016
#DevendraJhajharia inspired millions today by winning gold for India in Javelin throw. Hearty congratulations . #RioParalympics
— R Sarath Kumar (@realsarathkumar) September 14, 2016
Congratulations @DevJhajharia on creating history--1st Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals. #Rajasthan is proud of your achievements.
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) September 14, 2016