"You have achieved something what I could not. I would have loved to meet both of you in person," Dipa said in her congratulatory message.
Dipa's coach Bishweshwar Nandi said: "Proud to be an Indian. You (Mariyappan and Bhati) have made us proud."
India's national anthem was finally played at the medal ceremony in Rio after 21-year-old Mariyappan of Tamil Nadu won the gold in men's high jump T-42 event at the Paralympics by jumping a personal best of 1.89 metres.