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'I have already spoken enough. No more comments,' said Thakur.
This comes a day after Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri Award in protest against Brij Bhushan Singh's close aide Sanjay Singh's victory in the WFI polls.
Sakshi Malik, India's lone female Olympic medallist in the sport wrestler, has quit the game in protest, while Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has returned Padma Shri - one of the country's highest civilian awards.
Bajrang was stopped at the Kartavya Path by Delhi Police officials when he tried to reach the Parliament to meet PM Modi and hand over his letter.
The outcome of the polls would give top wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik the feeling that their protest against Brij Bhushan has come to naught as they could not get the fraternity behind them.
As per Tokyo Games bronze medallist Bajrang, they withdrew their protest after the government assured that no one related to Brij Bhushan will contest the polls.
Around 150 people, including family members of the wrestlers, are seeking a meeting with IOA president P T Usha and ad-hoc panel chief Bhupender Singh Bajwa.
The move to exempt Bajrang and Vinesh, however, has not gone down well with fellow competitors, who have threatened to move court.
Bajrang, in a live social media address, had claimed on Saturday that Yogeshwar several times asked him to lose bouts on purpose in the past.
The protesting wrestlers have been invited by the government for the second time days after they met Home Minister Amit Shah.
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