PUBLISHED: 29 Mar 2025 at 19: 36
Capt Thamanat Prompow, deputy adviser to the alliance Kla Dharma Party, on Saturday dismissed speculations that his younger brother, Akara Prompow, may lose his position as assistant secretary of Agriculture and Cooperatives to a part of the Thai Sang Thai Party.
In response to speculation about an impending cabinet reshuffle — suggesting that his younger sibling might become replaced as part of a “betrayal deal” — Capt Thamanat said that he had never heard such speculations and was not involved in decisions made by the ruling Pheu Thai Party, to which his nephew belongs.
He said the Kla Dharma Party has no part in Pheu Thai’s domestic politics, and any government changes would be at Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s choice.
He even rejected claims of vote-buying in the new no-confidence conversation, asserting that such practices are unnecessary as the state now has robust support.
” Events have the right to work with the government based on their intellectual stance”, he added.
Regarding the future by-election in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Constituency 8, Capt Thamanat said that Kla Dharma has prepared a member but is awaiting a final selection from the coalition government.
” If the state agrees not to field a participant, we will respect that determination and refrain from opposing, but if any alliance group decides to attend, we are ready to enter the race”, said the former agriculture minister.
When asked about the possibility of the partnership Bhumjaithai Party contesting the chair, he expressed confidence in Kla Dharma’s member and added that the competition do not change the coalition government’s unity.
He also outlined the party’s long-term goals, particularly its preparations for the 2025 general election. He said that the party is establishing branches across the country and recruiting candidates to strengthen its position.