Paralympics 2016 | Twitter reacts to India's first medal at Paralympics

Well said Viru paa! True heroes indeed...

All feel elated when Mariyappan and Bhati win but remain insensitive to millions of such children who get no support in schools

— Tarun Vijay (@Tarunvijay)

Look who is biting the bullet now!

Congrats Mariyappan Thangavelu on winning Gold for India.

Clearly read my motivational tweets. 🏅

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)

Finally a tweet where Vijay Goel doesn't mess up!

Two high jumps for Indian athletes, two giant leaps for India! Congratulations Mariyappan Thangavelu and Bhati Varun Singh!

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, wished them too!

India is elated! Congratulations to Mariyappan Thangavelu on winning a gold & Varun Singh Bhati for the bronze at the .

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)

For the ones who missed the jump, here is a short video of the wonderful moment!

Wokeup to d happy news of n medals in

Hope thy r honourd as good as Sindhu n others.

— RJ Balaji (@RJ_Balaji)

Great move, Tamil Nadu government!

Tamil Nadu government has announced an award of Rs. 2 crores for medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu 👏🏼

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)

Vishy celebrates in Kabali style!