PM Samak was angered by recent allegations from Thai senators that he was a puppet of hoon grabok of ex-TRT leader Thaksin Shinawatra said, “He and I are different. Our political parties may come from the same groups, but it’s normal in Thai politics for people to change parties.”
This statement diverges from his previous statements made in Isaan claiming he was a proxy or pôo môp am-nâat of the popular ex-premier. Samak’s volte-a-face is an obvious effort to distance himself from the former leader, who is facing a flood of corruption charges.
Further defections from Thaksin will be announced as the Senate broaden the net of investigation.
“I barely knew him.” or “He never said nothing to me.” wsill be the new mantra in Thai politics, as politicians cut the strings that bind to protect their name, freedom, and wealth. Cutting the strings that bind
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