Thamanat gathers support, row splits Palang Pracharath

gaffes party chief Prawit and claims the support of the majority of group MPs

Capt Thammanat Prompow with reporters at Government House on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
On Tuesday night, Capt Thammanat Prompow and reporters chat at Government House. ( Photo: Chanat Katanyu )

The third-largest alliance companion, Palang Pratcharath, has experienced a significant authority rift, with Thamanat Prompow, the secretary-general and caregiver agriculture minister, turning down Gen Prawit Wongsuwon and gathering followers around him. &nbsp,

He claims to have the help of 29 of the party’s 40 Members, and of other, smaller events.

The conflict resurfaced as new prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra bargains the composition of her partnership government after taking the oath of office on Sunday. &nbsp, &nbsp,

Capt Thamanat stated at Government House on Tuesday night that he would not speak with Gen Prawit because the party president had no use for him any longer.

” As he does not employ me again, I do not need to talk”, Capt Thamanat said.

He claimed to have contributed to the party’s formation and had worked there for six years, and that he had been” serving one person and one party long enough.”

” It’s time for me to step back without disputing with anyone … It’s time for me to declare my freedom. &nbsp,

” From now on I am ready to leave, with different people, for elsewhere there is happiness,” Capt Thamanat said.

He had a breakfast planned for Tuesday afternoon’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives with people of similar minds. &nbsp,

While the alliance events combined have more than 300 MPs in the 500-seat House, it was previously reported that Capt Thamanat held power of 30 of the 40 Palang Pracharath Party MPs.

Capt Thamanat said they would be informed on Tuesday evening when he asked how many MPs under his command.

” Come say that we separate our life obviously. But I wo n’t ruin the nation or the government, “he said.

Asked if he was excluded from PPP’s governmental votes list, Capt Thamanat said that was really debate. The group’s election portfolio was not required for the prime minister.

At 3.15 p.m., Capt. Thamanat announced that his party had 29 Palang Pratcharat MPs and that five smaller parties may also meet them.

He said if PPP did never remove his party, they &nbsp, did stay with the celebration. If expelled, they may still be within the Pheu Thai-led partnership. By regulation, a party has remove people. If they retire, they lose control of the room.

” Here there are 22 ( MPs ) and seven others are arriving. We will be in the state. The Palang Pracharath Party is unified. Only one team is attempting to break the party, according to Captain Thamanat.

Capt Thamanat served four times in an American prison after being convicted on March&nbsp, 31, 1994 of conspiring to import cocaine into Australia. He was sentenced to six times confinement, served four years and was deported upon his discharge. He denies the accusations and has told the legislature that bread is all there is. &nbsp, &nbsp,

After appointing a prosecutor who had formerly served a jail sentence for attempting to pay the Supreme Court, Ms. Paetongtarn’s father, Srettha Thavisin, was removed from office by the judge for a breach of morality.

More than 20 PPP MPs attend a press conference held on Tuesday night at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, led by Capt. Thamanat Prompow. ( Photo: Chanat Katanyu )

More than 20 PPP MPs attend a press conference held on Tuesday night at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, led by Capt. Thamanat Prompow. ( Photo: Chanat Katanyu )