Former prime minister is traveling to northern territory on Saturday to bid farewell to devoted long-time driver.
PUBLISHED: 24 May 2024 at 16: 54
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Thaksin Shinawatra will be rolling out on Saturday in the northern province. The reddish shirts are preparing the red carpet.
Kowit Khorhenklang, a difficult- key supporter of the paroled former prime minister, said he expected 3, 000 people to join Thaksin at Wat Sangkha Chinaram in Sida area on Saturday evening.
Thaksin may be present at the church for the funeral service of Wichai Changlek, his devoted long-time driver, who passed away at the age of 73 from an unknown cause.
Wichai’s final words to his relatives were a request to take his body house to Korat from Nonthaburi and keep it there for his director to guide the religious service, Toy Haemthasong, his girl, said on Friday.
The area where Thaksin will pay his respects to the Thao Suranaree memorial for the first time in 17 ages will be the highlight of his journey.
Mr. Kowit, a part of the provincial red-shirt membership and a seller of Taiwanese pastries, has had a photo of Thaksin with him at his store since his most recent visit. ” That shows Thaksin is still in my soul forever”, he said.
He claimed that he and another red-shirt residents of the state may be waiting for the ex-prime minister at the airport throughout the day and following him.
Panwadee Tantisirin, a reddish- top leader in Khon Kaen, said last week that more than 1, 000 dark shirts from the northern provinces had greet Thaksin at the temple on Saturday. ” May 25 will be the day to show him love and loyalty”, she said.
The former prime minister will also be greeted in the municipality by Chart Pattana Party chairman Suwat Liptapanlop, a politician from Nakhon Ratchasima and politician Prasert Jantararuangtong, a politician from the Nakhon Ratchasima and a politician on the party list.
He will take a private jet to the province and return to Bangkok the same day.
After serving the first-half of his one-year sentence at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok, Thaksin has maintained a busy travel schedule since he was released on parole in February.
He has also traveled to places like Phuket and Chiang Mai. He has been seen frequently in the company of other politicians, even though one of the conditions of his parole is that he must not engage in “political” activity.