Thaksin Says Sister May Not Become PM Even If Pheu Thai Wins

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Thaksin says sister may not become PM even if Pheu Thai wins

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said that his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, would not become the next prime minister even if the Pheu Thai Party wins the election.

In an exclusive interview with Matichon, Thaksin said he feared that Yingluck would be attacked and destroyed by the Democrat if she became the government leader.

Thaksin said he was considering several PM choices, including Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Pracha Promnok and Yongyuth Wichaidit as well as a few other outsiders.

-- The Nation 2011-05-23

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Yingluck not PM's choice: Thaksin

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said that his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, would not become the next prime minister even if the Pheu Thai Party wins the election.

In an exclusive interview with Matichon, Thaksin said he feared that Yingluck would be attacked and destroyed by the Democrat if she became the government leader.

Thaksin said he was considering several PM choices, including Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Pracha Promnok and Yongyuth Wichaidit as well as a few other outsiders.

Following are excerpts from his interview given to Matichon:

Yingluck is Pheu Thai's No-1 party-list candidate. So, you have decided to make her the next prime minister?

I am thinking about it. The prime minister does not need to be No-1 party-list candidate. I am thinking about it back and forth. First of all, Thai politicians are bent on destroying rivals. Anyone who becomes the government leader will be destroyed. Both true and untrue stories will be cited to try to destroy the government leader. So, I feel sorry for my sister and she is a woman. She is good at administration and she sued to run AIS and run a firm with Bt200 billion worth of assets. But running a firm is different from running a government.

I believe when she becomes the prime minister, she will definitely be destroyed by the Democrat. So, I am worried whether she will be able to tolerate it. … I am confident she can be a very capable prime minister because she has more administration experience more than Abhisit [Vejjajiva, the Democrat leader].

-- The Nation 2011-05-23

[Phuket Stan]

How much more evidence does the electoral commission need

[PoorSucker]

It's a soap Opera.

[Insight]

David Bowie and Freddie Mercury can be heard in the distance...

Dum dum dum dum-de-dum dum.

[Buchholz]

More shucking and diving.

A house of mirrors.

Deceitful to all the PTP faithful who were eagerly trumpeting her as the first female PM and closeness with their Chosen One.

Unanimous first place Party-list selection.

All her speeches centering on what she will do as PM.

On and on.

All for not, it would appear.

He deceives and misleads even his own followers... imagine what he does to those who aren't.

.

Edited May 23, 2011 by Buchholz

[Thai at Heart]

she sued to run AIS and run a firm with Bt200 billion worth of assets

I expect a quick rebuttal from the AIS public relations department. What a joy it would be to sit in the proof reading department of the Nation.

:lol:

[Crushdepth]

Thaksin said he was considering several PM choices, including Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Pracha Promnok and Yongyuth Wichaidit as well as a few other outsiders.

I thought political parties chose their own leaders...democracy in action!

[Buchholz]

She is good at administration and she sued to run AIS and run a firm with Bt200 billion worth of assets.

She sued to get her position? Who? Why? It's the family business.

She even made up her own position in the company.

An imaginary job description that was so apparently unnecessary that it was promptly dumped as soon as the new owners took over.

AIS to abolish president's post

Advanced Info Service will eliminate the president's position that is being vacated by Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, according to a company source.

The source said the decision was made by the Singaporean state investment company Temasek Holdings after taking over AIS's parent company, Shin Corporation.

Ms Yingluck had been the president of AIS since the post was created five years ago on her initiative, the source said.

Does anyone know what Thaksin is babbling about?

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Edited May 23, 2011 by Buchholz

[Thai at Heart]

Thaksin said he was considering several PM choices, including Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Pracha Promnok and Yongyuth Wichaidit as well as a few other outsiders.

I thought political parties chose their own leaders...democracy in action!

Hey, he is just following the well trodden path of Thai politics where the pooyai says what is going to happen. That said, if she bursts into tears every time she makes a speech, it does raise the question whether she could really handle the heat in the kitchen.

Leads me to believe that she hasn't been party to too many heated discussions in her business experience. But then if you run an effective monopoly, and get to write your own job description, it isn't the most challenging business is it.

Edited May 23, 2011 by Thai at Heart

[whybother]

Does that mean that they are going to have to replace all their posters?

Is she going to be taken off the party list?

[Thai at Heart]

Does that mean that they are going to have to replace all their posters?

Is she going to be taken off the party list?

Well, I wonder if there is a recently incorporated Shinawatra poster printing company somewhere in Bangkok.

All these dam_n posters really are the most idiotic waste of paper.

[Crushdepth]

I love the way they photoshop their faces until the candidates look like ghouls

[whybother]

Following are excerpts from his interview given to Matichon:

Yingluck is Pheu Thai's No-1 party-list candidate. So, you have decided to make her the next prime minister?

I am thinking about it. The prime minister does not need to be No-1 party-list candidate. I am thinking about it back and forth. First of all, Thai politicians are bent on destroying rivals. Anyone who becomes the government leader will be destroyed. Both true and untrue stories will be cited to try to destroy the government leader. So, I feel sorry for my sister and she is a woman. She is good at administration and she sued to run AIS and run a firm with Bt200 billion worth of assets. But running a firm is different from running a government.

I believe when she becomes the prime minister, she will definitely be destroyed by the Democrat. So, I am worried whether she will be able to tolerate it. … I am confident she can be a very capable prime minister because she has more administration experience more than Abhisit [Vejjajiva, the Democrat leader].

So, Thaksin doesn't think she's up to being PM. She's good at administration, but not good at politics. It sounds as if she would be better off being someone's PA rather than being the PM.

[givenall]

Well ok let’s not scarify my sister, let scarify someoneelse in case democrats attack. This is what is called family value

:realangry:

[animatic]

In an exclusive interview with Matichon, Thaksin said he feared that Yingluck would be attacked and destroyed by the Democrat if she became the government leader.

And what part of this scenario was not known before she was nominated??

And now that the perjury charges are being bandied about as a probable line of attack he is suddenly worried, because that makes his whole house of cards built to her stature crumble down and IN FULL VIEW. It's not just the crying, or the lack of GOVERNMENT level administrative experience, or that what she has is in 'a self created position in the family business'. Plain and simple, she has real probabilities she can be hung up and dried out in public... rather startling he didn't see them clearly before.... So suddenly back track. Keep her as the loving face of the election, but shield her from real harm. Foolish because once they start they will finish the job. He's already cooked her goose. And if that scene is finally dawning on his consciousness, what will be his 'aggrieved response'? How dare they!!! Nothing about HIMSELF putting her in the fire pit, it's always others.

[animatic]

In an exclusive interview with Matichon, Thaksin said he feared that Yingluck would be attacked and destroyed by the Democrat if she became the government leader.

And what part of this scenario was not known before she was nominated??

And now that the perjury charges are being bandied about as a probable line of attack he is suddenly worried, because that makes his whole house of cards built to her stature crumble down and IN FULL VIEW. It's not just the crying, or the lack of GOVERNMENT level administrative experience, or that what she has is in 'a self created position in the family business'. Plain and simple, she has real probabilities she can be hung up and dried out in public... rather startling he didn't see them clearly before.... So suddenly back track. Keep her as the loving face of the election, but shield her from real harm. Foolish because once they start they will finish the job. He's already cooked her goose. And if that scene is finally dawning on his consciousness, what will be his 'aggrieved response'? How dare they!!! Nothing about HIMSELF putting her in the fire pit, it's always others.

[Minnehaha]

you can't make this sh*t up. It is an excellent example of why to be successful emotionally and really enjoy working and living here in this wonderful country you have to have a sense of humor about things like this. Some things either drive you crazy, drive you to drink, or drive you to make a joke and laugh it off. One can only hope that the country has survived such buffonery for soo many years it can go on and there is not need to pack up and start shifting assets out of the Kingdom.

[jimbeam1]

Ben Elton couldn't write a better Farce?

jb1

[rogerdee123]

In an exclusive interview with Matichon, Thaksin said he feared that Yingluck would be attacked and destroyed by the Democrat if she became the government leader.

And what part of this scenario was not known before she was nominated??

And now that the perjury charges are being bandied about as a probable line of attack he is suddenly worried, because that makes his whole house of cards built to her stature crumble down and IN FULL VIEW. It's not just the crying, or the lack of GOVERNMENT level administrative experience, or that what she has is in 'a self created position in the family business'. Plain and simple, she has real probabilities she can be hung up and dried out in public... rather startling he didn't see them clearly before.... So suddenly back track. Keep her as the loving face of the election, but shield her from real harm. Foolish because once they start they will finish the job. He's already cooked her goose. And if that scene is finally dawning on his consciousness, what will be his 'aggrieved response'? How dare they!!! Nothing about HIMSELF putting her in the fire pit, it's always others.

I don't think she will be able to stand the pressure for more than two weeks .. if she makes it that long.

[GarryP]

I can't help feeling that Mr. T would be better off just shutting up until after the elections. First he says his sis is a clone, which both she and the party back tracked on or played down due to the negative connotation/response. Now that PT seem to be doing really well on the campaign trail with sis as the prospective PM (the very reason for PT being so popular at the mo' according to some), he says she will not be PM. Why not just shut up, allow the electorate to think that she will be the next PM, win by a landslide or be able to put a coalition together and then put in someone else as PM.

[rogerdee123]

Ben Elton couldn't write a better Farce?

jb1

No kidding! This is really becoming bizarro!

Makings of a sit-com .

[Misterwhisper]

Has Yingluck been informed about this? I mean, she is still busy campaigning touting herself as the next PM and throwing around all those promises what she is going to do once she's attained the country's top post.

Considering the Shinawatras made their fortune by running telecom companies, communications seems to be sadly lacking between the two siblings.

[jfchandler]

I'm a bit confused here...

Didn't the party's exec board, or whatever it's called, supposedly select her as the party's PM candidate just a week or two ago, and didn't we read about it in the newspapers then...

And hasn't she been being written about ever since then as Thailand's first woman candidate for Prime Minister... And wasn't Thaksin supposedly the decider of that before it all happened?

Could this latest be why she's been crying in public the past few days???

Is it possible he has someone else in mind for PM, perhaps someone with the same family name who's already had experience in the job?

Edited May 23, 2011 by jfchandler

[bitterbatter]

Maybe he just sees her as somewhat of an honest person, and is fearful that she will actually try to keep true to her campaign promises- then crack when she realizes she can't do it.

Edited May 23, 2011 by bitterbatter

[atyclb]

His clone crying again might suggest he is a woman trapped in a mans body.

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INTERVIEW

Yingluck not PM's choice: Thaksin

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said that his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, would not become the next prime minister even if the Pheu Thai Party wins the election.

In an exclusive interview with Matichon, Thaksin said he feared that Yingluck would be attacked and destroyed by the Democrat if she became the government leader.

Thaksin said he was considering several PM choices, including Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Pracha Promnok and Yongyuth Wichaidit as well as a few other outsiders.

Following are excerpts from his interview given to Matichon:

Yingluck is Pheu Thai's No-1 party-list candidate. So, you have decided to make her the next prime minister?

I am thinking about it. The prime minister does not need to be No-1 party-list candidate. I am thinking about it back and forth. First of all, Thai politicians are bent on destroying rivals. Anyone who becomes the government leader will be destroyed. Both true and untrue stories will be cited to try to destroy the government leader. So, I feel sorry for my sister and she is a woman. She is good at administration and she used to run AIS and run a firm with Bt200 billion worth of assets. But running a firm is different from running a government.

I believe when she becomes the prime minister, she will definitely be destroyed by the Democrat. So, I am worried whether she will be able to tolerate it. … I am confident she can be a very capable prime minister because she has more administration experience more than Abhisit [Vejjajiva, the Democrat leader].

… I am now reviewing as to whether she should become Thailand's first woman prime minister or not.

If not Yingluck, whom will you select as the next prime minister?

There are several choices in the party. I am pondering the choices of Mingkwan [saengsuwan], Prach [Promnok], Yongyuth [Wichaidit] and some outsiders. I have approached a few outsiders for the task.

Do you think this election will really change Thailand?

There are a few issues that should be pondered. First of all, I believe Thailand will change a lot if the one, who interferes in the system, stops the interference and lets the system to proceed by itself. Now, we have the rules and real reconciliation should be allowed to take place. Thailand is like other countries in the world that we are having fast-track progress. We are ready to jump ahead with the world, but we are pulled back internal problems and mistrust. So, our country has stopped. If the election is allowed to unfold in line with the system to be a free and fair election, our country will change for the better.

Will there be a real change or just temporary solution for the impasse?

It will depend on the attitude of the one who interferes the system. Will he keep on interfering in the system or will he realise that the country has suffered enough damages from the interference and stop it and allow the system to go on its own course? We should stop mistrusting each other and let the normality return. Actually, damages have occured because of mistrust. When we do not trust each other, the system's mechanisms have been forced to become distorted.

Why are you still keep on fighting in politics although several sides say the problem will be over if you step aside and live peacefully?

You need to be in my place to understand it. I devoted myself to work hard for the country with sacrifice and devotion. I respect the monarchy and I love the country and the people. They should have considered my good points in comparison with weak points but they have never considered my good points. They attacked me only on the bad side, which is not true. So, no one could accept that. I cannot accept it. It's not the matter of winning or losing but it is the matter of being right or wrong. It's not a big deal to lose and we can get over it. But I have to disprove the unrighteousness and to defend myself against persecution and untrue allegations.

But the verdict stated clearly what wrongs you have done?

By the justice principle, they should have considered the intention. They should have considered whether I intended to do it or not and should have considered my past good deeds. They should have considered whether I did it as a mistake or an intention to do so. They should have considered whether I had malicious intention or not. But to find fault with me, they said only that I am bad and they always came up with reasons to prove that I am bad. If it goes on like this, the country will be divided and lack unity.

So, if you can return home after the election, the first thing you will do is to create reconciliation?

Yes. This is very important. I will drop by to meet those who are angry at me and hate me. I'll ask they why they hate me. We are Thais who speak the same language so why won't we talk to each other?

Will you visit the Privy Council president as well?

If he allows me to visit him, I'll talk to him. It's simple like that. I am a Thai and I have respect for senior people who have qualifications and age. With his qualification and age, I can respect him.

Someone said this election is your last battle. If you do not win, you may not have a chance to return home again?

A person like me will keep on perusing for justice until the justice is done … I would like to say it here that the Democrat should not cry foul again if it loses the election. If it loses, it must hold itself to blame because it has been given a chance to run the country. Its government was set up in a military camp but it still loses so it should not cry foul.

But now it is believed that even the Pheu Thai wins, it will not be allowed to set up a government.

I used to talk to taxi drivers and motorcyclists. They asked me whether I think Thailand has democracy. I told them that if democracy is like a man wearing necktie and suit, Thailand is also wearing suit but it is putting on sandals, not proper shoes. If foreigners look at Thailand from the bird-eye view, they will think that we have democracy but when they look at our feet, they know that it is not so. They kept on asking me what I would say if the Pheu Thai wins 250 MPs but cannot form a government. I replied that it would be a democracy without even trousers. The country will wear jacket and necktie but there will be no trousers. It will be like that we stand naked in front of foreigners. It'll be fine if we want to stand naked in front of the world.

You seem confident that the Pheu Thai will sweep most House seats. In that case, will the Pheu Thai become the single-party government?

I regarded that we made a mistake after the 2005 election. We won up to 377 MPs but we had no coalition partners. A vase full with beautiful flowers will be less beautiful without ferns.

So, the Pheu Thai won't form a single-party government?

No. We will work with coalition partners. If we run the country as a single-party government, some groups will be jealous. I believe we can work with two or three parties.

Will you return to Thailand right away after the election or wait for awhile to assess the situation first?

It will take me some time. There must be a proper process first. I must say that I am now used to living abroad. I studied abroad. I used to carry trays in my work during study. Now, I live much more comfortably than when I was studying. I could stand it when I was studying, so I should be able to stand it now.

-- The Nation 2011-05-23

[Crushdepth]

It will depend on the attitude of the one who interferes the system. Will he keep on interfering in the system or will he realise that the country has suffered enough damages from the interference and stop it and allow the system to go on its own course?

Talking about himself or what?

[Ricardo]

Thaksin said he was considering several PM choices

I thought we were supposed to believe that the PTP had just selected her, as their democratic choice for PM, last week ? But now DL tells us it's a choice which he has yet to make.

Every time I think I understand "true democracy", something else emerges, which tells me that it's just a feudal fiefdom, of the sort the Reds claim to despise & want to dispense with. .

Like Agent Mulder "I want to believe", but cannot !

[theodorebagwell]

this news report is very misleading if you read the whole interview

he mentioned that it would happen if only there is an intervention from outside power