Don't make yourself a laughing stock

To me, his main job is to present the Yingluck government in the best possible light. To do this, he must have all the facts and, equally importantly, must scrupulously tell the truth if he is to be credible.

Thus, when he said Yingluck is not a puppet for her brother, if he were Pinocchio, his nose would have grown by a metre, for the Pheu Thai’s own key election plank was, “Thaksin thinks, Pheu Thai acts”, with nary a mention of her name. Her Interior minister told the New York Times that he consults Thaksin frequently, and Thaksin’s lawyer, Noppadon, said the infamous rice scheme was Thaksin’s doing (not Yingluck’s). What Teerat should have done was point to whatever she’s done that was important and clearly her work, and not his – if there’s anything that would qualify.

Khun Teerat, don’t whitewash. Be credible.

Burin Kantabutra

Bangkok