Thaksin posts photo wearing red
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Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra posted his photo wearing a red shirt on his Instagram wall Sunday.
On his @thaksinlive wall, Thaksin said he wore the red shirt to show moral support for those who love democracy and seek justice.
“But my red shirt has yellow colour at the heart because I would like to see reconciliation in the country that I love and care,” Thaksin posted.
“Those who wear red today have following reasons. First, it’s fashion trend. Second, it’s Sunday and the colour of the day is red. Third, they have several red shirts at home and happen to wear one. And fourth, those, who share the same opinion with me and who are red-shirt people, want to see justice and democracy return to the country.”
Thaksin added: “Anyone who would like to win the hearts of red-shirt people can do it easily without having to use guns and laws. It needs only justice and mercy to win the hearts of red-shirt people and it will save a lot of budget”.
On the same day, Thaksin’s son, Panthongtae, posted his picture wearing white shirt on his Instagram wall. The photo showed Panthongtae’s back with a print that says “this shirt is red”.
He posted: “Today, I’ll lend you, Aung Poo [former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra], moral support without wearing red.”
He also used the hashtag of “obeying by 99.99 per cent” in the post.
Some red-shirt leaders in the North have called on supporters of Thaksin and Yingluck to wear red shirts Sunday to show moral support for Yingluck who is facing criminal charges related to the rice-pledging schemes. But other red-shirt leaders disagreed with the planned campaign and urged the red-shirt people not to join the campaign.
