Suthep '... told supporters that ... Thaksin Shinawatra was in Myanmar attend[sic] a superstitious ritual for blessings to overcome all the forces against him ...'

Is Suthep saying that superstition and the associated rituals are peculiar to Thaksin?

If that is what he was saying, he would have said it, yes?

Irregardless, Thaksin & his associates do go further than most Thais in the degree of their rituals.

Whether it's voodoo,

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703478-thaksin-makes-merit-in-myanmar/?view=findpost&p=7429032

Or magical elephant prods,

Thai leader wields magic wand against critics

"I will use this prod, along with spells and talismans, to control the fierce opponents who are trying to oust me," Thaksin said

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-119854674.html

Thaksin sure is out there.

This guy's a bell end. Fact.

Oh, are these still going on? How many hundreds are massing this time?

PDRC figures for the next final MASS rally are 20 - 6,000,000.