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On reports that Afzal's family might be airlifted to

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Delhi for the purpose of visiting his grave, Yasin said they would go on their own if the situation comes to that. "We will go to Delhi on our own, if it comes to that. We do not want any largesse from the Government. The only thing we want from them is to return Afzal's body," he said. He termed as "cruel joke" the letter received yesterday from Tihar Jail authorities informing the family about Afzal's hanging. "The arrival of the letter yesterday was like rubbing salt into open wounds of the family...The wounds which may never heal," Yasin said. He alleged that the leaders of the country were playing politics over the death of Afzal. "Afzal was hanged -- rightly or wrongly, we don't want to go into that -- but politicians should stop playing politics with it," he said.

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First Published: Feb 12 2013 | 5:30 PM IST

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