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| Somsak Applauds Courage of PAD Protesters Who Shouted “Somchai Get out” |
| UPDATE : 29 September 2008 |
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Somsak Kosaisuk, a key People's Alliance for Democracy leader, honored the PAD protesters who had verbally protested against PM Somchai Wongsawat, once at Thammasat Unversity and later at high-end department store, Siam Paragon.
One of the key PAD leaders, Somsak Kosaisuk honored the PAD protesters who had verbally protested against PM Somchai Wongsawat yesterday.
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was yesterday twice ambushed by protesters, who hurled abuses against him in public. The first incident took place at the Thammasat University and the second at Siam Paragon at around noon.
At Thammasat University, two alumni made loud noises, using the so-called "clapping-hand" devices, which are the PAD’s choice of clapping tool. The two also shouted "Return Thammasat's dignity to us" and abruptly left the room.
Somchai is a alumi of the university.
The premier met a similar, if not worse, protest at Siam Paragon while campaigning for People Power's Bangkok governor candidate Prapas Jongsa-nguan »ÃÐÀÑÊ ¨§Êǧ¹. The prime minister was intially confronted with just two women who made noise with their "clapping hands" and shouted "Somchai, betrayor, get out".
The number of the PAD protesters and the “clapping hands” grew to around 100, when the premier was escorted out of Siam Paragon by his bodyguards.
Somsak congratulated the PAD protesters and reiterated that he believes that there are PAD supporters nationwide. He said the increased support for the PAD also marks the end of the government’s legitimacy to administer the country.
The PAD leader spoke briefly about the charges of asset concealment, which Senator Ruengkrai Leekitwattana has filed against PM Somchai, saying it could result in the removal of Somchai from the premier post.
Reflecting other PAD leaders’ view, Somsak also believed the roles of university rectors and academics are vital to the development of political reform. But he warned that forming a government-sponsored political reform committee will not be feasible.
Somsak added the PAD has no reason to form an alliance with a corrupt government which represents old politics.
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