Thaksin has been living in exile since 2008, spending most of his time in Dubai, after his government was ousted by a military coup led by General Sonthi Boonyaratglin on September 19, 2006. He also faces several charges and jail sentences over charges of corruption, tax evasion and abuse of power.
On Wednesday, many leading members and MPs of the Pheu Thai Party attended a merit-making ceremony at Bangkok’s Wat Saket at 9am to make merit for Thaksin on the occasion of his 74th birthday anniversary.
Attendants included deputy party leader Sermsak Pongpanich, Puangphet Choonla-iad, chairperson of Pheu Thai’s Bangkok affairs committee, and Teerarat Samretwanich, the only Pheu Thai MP in Bangkok.
Phratham Suthee, the abbot of Wat Hua Lampong who chaired the rites, said after chanting prayers for Thaksin that the merit made by his supporters…
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