“Paetongtarn” tells “Sonthi” not to go out on the streets to chase him away yet, pointing out that he has only been in office for a month and wants to see the country peaceful. Not ready to have problems, but ready to talk to all sectors.
Prime Minister Paethongtarn Shinawatra announced after the cabinet meeting about the case of Mr. Sonthi Limthongkul, former leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy, who said on the program “There is Only One Truth” at the small auditorium of Thammasat University on September 29 that he would mobilize the masses to take to the streets again to oust the government if it mismanages the country. Has she assessed the political situation next year? “I’ve only been in office for a month. Are you going to oust me already? Are you going to oust me already? Don’t oust me yet.”
When asked whether she had assessed what was needed from the three points that Mr. Sonthi had announced, Ms. Paethongtarn said that she had not had the opportunity to talk to Mr. Sonthi yet.
When asked
if she was ready to talk, Ms. Paethongtarn said, ‘Oh, I’m ready. Today, we are the government, we are the prime minister. Therefore, we have to talk to all sectors. Another thing is that making the country peaceful is important. If the country is peaceful and Thai people are happy, foreign countries will come to invest as well. Therefore, this is also important.
When asked what form the statement that he was ready to talk would take, whether it would be going on a roadshow or opening a forum to listen to opinions, the Prime Minister asked the media, ‘Please advise me on what to do. Please advise me on how to make the country peaceful. Please help each other. Whatever is best, I am ready because I am not ready. There are already problems. I do not think about fighting anything beyond this. Actually, my government and I are focused on stimulating the economy because we truly believe that if the economy is good, Thai people will be richer and more comfortable. Everything will be better. We do not want to have p
roblems or anything because we feel that if the country is good and ready to move forward, the economy is going well. That is what will survive. I want it to be.’
When asked whether taking to the streets to oust the government was considered old-fashioned politics, while today’s politics were constructive, the Prime Minister said that he had not thought about taking to the streets at all. He thought that if it really had to go to the streets, we could talk first about what the problems were. He thought that everything should be able to be discussed because it was not necessary to use hatred or violence. He thought that everyone could talk to each other. Today was an example. We are a coalition government from many parties, so we can talk to each other.
As for whether it was because the Shinawatra family became prime ministers that they thought of going on the streets, because the prime minister had only been prime minister for a month and it would only be a few months before the end of this year, Ms. Paetho
ngtarn laughed and said, So, if we assume that in 2019 when you get married, if you change your last name, there might not be a problem, right? I don’t know about this, but I don’t want any trouble, before asking the media. After that, the prime minister walked away from the podium to give an interview.
Source: Thai News Agency