Sansern said including in the survey “an ex-prime minister who had been guilty of crimes and is now a fugitive might be inappropriate”. “It could cause confusion to the people who might see that disrespecting the law and corruption are acceptable,” he said yesterday. He was referring to a recently revealed survey by King Prajadhipok’s Institute which showed that the now-fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra was more popular during his premiership than Prayut is during his current time in office. Sansern said: “The PM said that we have to be cautious in presenting some information that could cause conflict in society. It noted that the study also included prime ministers other than Prayut and Thaksin.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 09, 2017 18:02 UTC