PUBLISHED: 26 Apr 2025 at 14: 38
In order to prepare for a campaign protest for a Pheu Thai Party member in the May 11 gubernatorial election, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew to his home county of Chiang Mai on Saturday.
At 10.10am, the parents of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra hopped on a commercial aircraft to Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport. Along with Pheu Thai listing MPs Khattiya Sawatdiphol and Danuporn Punnakanta, as well as Natthawut Saikuar, a consultant to the prime minister, was his brother-in-law and former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat.
When Thaksin arrived at Chiang Mai Airport, some red-shirt supporters greeted him and made to pose for photos with him. He and his team intended to have a dish of beef noodle soup at a well-known diner in San Kamphaeng, the area where Thaksin was born.
The original business mogul, 75, will take part in a traditional Songkran service known as “rod nam dam hua,” which allows attendees to pour water on his fingers for gifts at the Chiang Mai rail station open area on Saturday at around 4.30pm.
In his campaign rally on Sunday, Thaksin may take to the Empress Convention Center at around 4 p.m. to sway crowd support for former Assanee Buranupakorn in his pay for the gubernatorial seat under the banner of the ruling Pheu Thai Party.
Mr. Assanee is the next member of the prominent Buranupakorn clan to hold the position of mayor in the city’s northern district. The home runs tens of billion baht worth of businesses in the county, including large hotels, golf courses, transportation, and exports.
On Sunday, at 7:00 PM, Thaksin and his team are scheduled to go back to Bangkok.