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Thaksin plays down splits

Thaksin plays down splits

Ex-premier weighs in on resignations from Pheu Thai

Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan quits the Pheu Thai Party with other key figures — Pokin Polakul, Watana Muangsook and Pongsakorn Annanopporn, who are close to her. (Bangkok Post file photo)

Ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has no regrets over the resignation of key politicians from the main opposition Pheu Thai Party, a group now locked in dispute with the leader of the red-shirt movement.

“I can’t [have] anyone stick to the party forever,” the fugitive former premier tweeted on Saturday, noting there was nothing to regret when people quit the party to set out their own paths.

Thaksin founded the Pheu Thai Party in 2008. The party recently lost key members, including…

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