Golfing with Thaksin won't get MPs into Cabinet: Chalerm
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Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung yesterday took a swipe at Pheu Thai MPs planning to meet former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in China, saying they were upset at having been left out of the Cabinet.
“In my personal opinion, those having to beg for the job will not get to join the Cabinet,” he said.
Chalerm was referring to a group of MPs planning to travel to Kunming to play golf with Thaksin.
He said many misunderstood Thaksin’s role in Cabinet reshuffles, as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had the final say in the matter.
“PM Yingluck has made it clear she will not shuffle the Cabinet at this juncture,” he said.
He said, however, that he did not anticipate a rift within Pheu Thai over the Cabinet line-up despite differing opinions among MPs.
Meanwhile, former Thai Rak Thai (TRT) executive Pinij Chantarasurin said he and a number of the now-defunct party’s 111 barred former executives planned to meet Thaksin for a round of golf.
Pinij said barred TRT former executive Wichit Plangsrisakul and red-shirt leader Suporn Attawong would join the golf game.
Following the meeting with Thaksin, the 111 would team up with former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat and his wife Yaowapha to support Pheu Thai candidate Kasem Nimmolrat’s campaign for the upcoming Chiang Mai by-election, he said.
