“Thammanat” declares independence, says 6 years of serving one person is enough, will not talk to “Big Pom”, meanwhile this afternoon there is a meeting for a meal with MPs in the group that the Ministry of Agriculture said this afternoon will know if there is a name of a person in the group as a minister or not, confident that his own qualifications will not cause trouble to anyone, asked back, is he confident that Pheu Thai will choose the name that the Palang Pracharath Party proposed?
Colonel Thammanat Prompao, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Secretary-General of the Palang Pracharath Party, traveled to the cabinet meeting, where Mr. Atthakorn Sirilatthayakorn, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives and a close Palang Pracharath Party MP from Chachoengsao, was waiting to receive him.
Colonel Thammanat spoke about the case of General Prawit Wongsuwan, leader of the Palang Pracharath Party, who came out to state that the list of ministers of the Palang Pracharath Party did not inclu
de Colonel Thammanat. Colonel Thammanat turned back to ask the media, ‘Did you wake him up to come up for an interview? Is he asleep?’
As for the incident, have you talked to General Prawit yet? Colonel Thammanat said, ‘I just got back from Phayao. I don’t know what happened yet. I want to tell everyone that I don’t fight with anyone. In the past six years, I have served one person and one party quite a bit. It’s time for me to step out and not fight with anyone.’
Does this mean that he will go to a new political party? Colonel Thammanat said that his life does not need to be anywhere and his life does not need to be left with politics. In 2018, he entered politics by chance. He came to create the Palang Pracharath Party with his brothers and sisters, and many military personnel from the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. Some of them have already retired. He is the only one left. Today, it is time for me to declare my own independence.
When asked if speaking like this, the ministerial position would li
kely be lost as General Prawit said, Colonel Thammanat said that we must respect the decision of the government leader. It is not that whoever thinks of writing or nominating someone, the government leader must follow that, especially in the case of Mr. Settha Thavisin, the former prime minister.
‘Therefore, whatever we do, we must think of the country first. Don’t be so obsessed with power that you are blind to the truth and do not know what is good or bad. The country has suffered enough already. Don’t let there be any more divisions. During the one year that I have been the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the people have seen who has worked for the country and the people. After this, my brothers and I are ready to go wherever we are happy and not seek suffering for ourselves,’ said Colonel Thammanat.
When asked if he had spoken to General Prawit, Colonel Thammanat said, ‘I haven’t spoken to him. Why should I talk to him when he doesn’t use me? I shouldn’t have to talk to him.’ As for how he wou
ld stay in the party if he wasn’t expelled, how could he leave? Colonel Thammanat said, ‘We’re staying like this.’
When asked how many people were in the group, Colonel Thammanat said that he would know how many people there were this afternoon. As for whether this afternoon would be a show of power or not, let’s just say that we clearly separated out how we would live together. But he would not destroy the country or the government. It would not be a breakup.
“I choose not to fight with anyone. The people must have seen that the previous government, I loved one person very much. They sent me to die, and I went. In the end, I had a political accident. I think I’ve had enough,” said Lt. Col. Thammanat.
In this interview, General Prawit did not talk about it before, right? Colonel Thammanat said that he did not ask. He confirmed that he did not break with the leader, but he wanted to live a peaceful life. As for whether he had decided to talk again, he had talked to his family. He had had enough.
As for whe
ther it is possible to nominate a name from the group to Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, former secretary-general to the prime minister, Colonel Thammanat said that this is a matter for the prime minister to decide. The party will nominate Mr. A, Mr. B, not that he will take everything. And in accordance with tradition, he has never done it. Last time, he did not nominate anyone.
When asked if he was confident about his qualifications with the Pheu Thai Party, Colonel Thammanat said that we ourselves must know ourselves. We are politicians, we must be ready to be investigated. Do not think too negatively until it makes you love your family and cause suffering.
As for the news that he had spoken with Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister, Captain Thammanat said that he is in society and his political life came from the Thai Rak Thai Party. Many of his brothers and sisters are there. As for the past, he has always been a coordinator with the Pheu Thai Party. When General Prawit spoke like this, what did the
Pheu Thai Party think? Captain Thammanat asked back, have you asked him yet? I mean, have you talked with the government yet? Have you talked with the leaders of the government formation yet?
And when asked if he had spoken with Mr. Phumtham Vejjayachai, acting as the prime minister and coordinator of the coalition parties, Colonel Thammanat admitted that he had spoken with everyone the media had asked.
As for whether he has nominated his own group to the government or not, Colonel Thammanat said he did not know. As for the news that General Prawit had called to clear things up with Mr. Thaksin, it is unlikely to be true, right? Colonel Thammanat said to ask the media. Is it a dream? Colonel Thammanat reiterated that he would not quarrel with anyone.
As for the list of ministers of the Palang Pracharath Party, will it be divided into two parts? Colonel Thammanat said he did not know. As for the number of MPs in the group, are there more than the group of General Prawit and one minister and one deputy minis
ter? Colonel Thammanat said that we will know this afternoon.
As for whether this paper will travel to the Palang Pracharath Party or not, Colonel Thammanat said, ‘No, there’s nothing to go to. This afternoon, there will be a meeting for a meal with the MPs at his house. He laughed and asked which house it was. He then said, ‘The meeting is at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.’
At the end, the media asked if he was certain that he would become a minister. Colonel Thammanat confirmed that he would not cause trouble to anyone. As for who would be nominated for the quota or the quota in the Palang Pracharath Party, Colonel Thammanat said not to think too much about it.
At the same time, he emphasized that his qualifications do not cause anyone any trouble. He wants the government to be stable. When asked if it is not necessary to accept a position in this cabinet, Colonel Thammanat emphasized that he does not fight with anyone. His life lessons are enough. He is confident in what he has decided, s
o there is no need to worry. He has already stepped back completely. As for if his name is not on the list of ministers, will there be a name of a minister under his supervision? Colonel Thammanat did not answer and instead asked Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, who had just arrived, to answer. He greeted him by saying, ‘Hello, Deputy Prime Minister.’
Source: Thai News Agency