Thida to let Jatuporn lead red shirts next year
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Thida Thavornseth plans to resign as chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship (DAAD) to pave the way for Jatuporn Promphan to lead the red shirts, its leaders said yesterday.
Thida’s husband, Pheu Thai MP Weng Tojirakarn, said she expressed a wish to step down during a DAAD assembly on the weekend. Weng said Thida felt Jatuporn should be her successor as he had been left out of the latest Cabinet despite talk for months that he would be given a position.
According to Weng, Jatuporn agreed to accept the post but said he would need a few months to assess the political situation. He also has a health problem that needs to be cleared up. Weng said Thida would be there until her term comes to aned in February next year.
