I asked Thaksin to Skype: Yongyuth
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit yesterday defended former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Skype call to a meeting of Pheu Thai Party ministers on Wednesday as appropriate in light of Thaksin's role as his adviser.
"I have two advisers: Thaksin and former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat. I asked [Thaksin] for advice; he did not Skype the meeting unsolicited," said Yongyuth, who is also Pheu Thai Party leader.
He said the leaders of the Chart Thai Pattana, Bhum Jai Thai and Chart Pattana Puea Pandin parties similarly seek advice from Banharn Silapa-archa, Newin Chidchob and Suwat Liptapanlop, respectively.
The three were banned from politics after their parties were dissolved.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra makes her own decisions, Yongyuth said. "She is not dominated by her brother, Thaksin."
