Modi, Sehwag and others praise Devendra Jhajharia for Paralympic gold

14 September,2016 06:35 PM IST |   |  mid-day online correspondent

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.

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

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