Monday, February 8, 2010

Thaksin calls for red-shirt unity

Published: FEB/9/2010 at 01:24 PM

Key leaders of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) should end their conflict with Gen Panlop Pinmanee, a key member of the opposition Puea Thai Party, and army specialist Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in a tweet.

“There must be unity in the red-shirt people group as a big mission awaits them," Thaksin said in a posting on his Twitter page about 11.20am on Tuesday.

He thanked red-shirts who were worried about the rift within the group and had phoned to ask him to help settle the dispute.

The three core leaders of UDD, Veera Musikhapong, Jatuporn Promphan and Natthawut Saikua, were not happy with the Gen Panlop's announcement of a "people’s army", which was supported by Maj-Gen Khattiya, widely known as Seh Daeng.

Mr. Jatuporn strongly criticised Gen Panlop and Seh Daeng, saying they had created problems for the UDD.

He said the two officers were outsiders, not members of the red-shirt people group.

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