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Senior Democrat ‘sorry’ for university slur

Chaichana implied degrees of rival candidates in Phattalung didn’t measure up

“I did not mean to insult or devalue the university. I just wanted my speech to be colourful,” said Nakhon Si Thammarat Democrat MP Chaichana Detdecho (Photo: Parliament)

The Democrat Party’s deputy secretary-general on Tuesday apologised to the rector of Thaksin University for making condescending remarks about the school during a recent pre-election rally in Phatthalung province.

Chaichana Detdecho, who is also an MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat, was at a party campaign rally in the southern province on Saturday when he compared the educational backgrounds of Democrat politicians and those of potential rival candidates in the…

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