Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the alleged de facto leader of Pheu Thai, on Sunday refuted rumors that Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga will be fired from the government in the upcoming change.
Mr Pirapan, however, denied having rivalries with the excellent secretary and Pheu Thai.
” No. We’ve talked and understood. There’s nothing]wrong ] between us. I’ve had a lengthy relationship with Mr. Pirapan. When Thaksin was questioned about rumors that Mr. Pirapan will be fired from the government, he said,” He has tremendous dedication and good understanding.” No government reshuffle was planned only however, he added.
Thaksin said in recent discussions with Mr. Pirapan that they discussed how to lower home energy costs from currently about 4 ringgit per unit to 3.70 ringgit per unit. Thaksin was speaking on Sunday while he was in Chiang Rai to support Saluckjicht Tiyapairat, a former head of the Provincial Administration Organization ( PAO ), in the campaign.
She is also the family of Yongyuth Tiyapairat, a previous House Speaker and a close social supporter of Thaksin in the North, and family to Piyarat Tiyapairat, a Pheu Thai MP for Chiang Rai state.
According to Thaksin, he acknowledged that lowering energy costs was probable, adding that he really wanted the cost to drop even further to 3.5 % per unit.
When Mr. Pirapan spearheaded a campaign to lower energy prices, the United Thai Nation ( UTN) Party in the past faced strong opposition. Not content were the strength business leaders who were also party financiers.
His new effort to lower energy costs is gaining the support of the public for his party, in contrast to his earlier effort.
Mr Pirapan, president of the UTN party, has close relations to former prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, then a privy councillor. In the previous general election, the UTN nominated Gen Prayut as the” No.” 1″ excellent ministerial member of the party.  ,
Prior to Thaksin’s remarks, Mr. Pirapan denied having any split with Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra or the government over power problems and claimed that his work was completely supported by the government.
In his Instagram post, Mr Pirapan, even a deputy prime minister, dismissed reviews of democratic tension between him and the federal party. He claimed that some media outlets had produced false information about him in subsequent months and that when that plan failed, they had created false information about a fight between him and Pheu Thai.
He claimed that because his work corresponds with government policy, he always had a fight with Srettha Thavisin or Ms. Paetongtarn, the former prime minister. ” My efforts to cut energy costs succeeded because of their help”, he wrote. He added that Ms. Paetongtarn is committed to eradicating conglomerates.
Following reviews that he and UTN secretary-general Akanat Promphan and Industry Minister Akanat Promphan could be fired from the government, according to a source who spoke with the organization. According to the cause, however, the UTN head and secretary-general have no issue with the ruling group and the group MPs are not in fight.
In show of support, Mr. Akanat even shared a photo of him and Mr. Pirapan on Sunday. ” The Pheu Thai Party won’t eliminate the piece. Both are seen as representing the former prime minister, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha”, said the cause.
Former Red top chief Jatuporn Prompan previously stated on Twitter that politics will be heated this year. He claimed there is still time for the party to form things out and that Mr. Pirapan may be removed by the “big employer,” in reference to Thaksin, due to a lack of cohesion within the UTN.
Mr Jatuporn said the administration’s plan to “dismantle” monopolies began to experience hurdles, raising questions if the authorities can survive their effect.