Khattiya Slams 'Anutin' for Using Nationalist Tactics and Questioning Supachee's Political Status

On January 31st, Khattiya Sawatdiphol, deputy secretary-general of the Pheu Thai Party, tweeted a message to Bhumjaithai Party supporters. As the election enters its final stage, she suggests that the party's momentum might be weakening, prompting their prime ministerial candidate to once again invoke nationalist issues or create an atmosphere of war-related fear to gain votes. She describes this as an old tactic that many Thai people are already aware of. While it might have been understandable the first time, the second attempt after the Hat Yai flooding incident proved ineffective. She hopes this strategy will not be used a third time. Instead of presenting a vision and policies to the people as a prime ministerial candidate, the candidate is avoiding debate stages and choosing to provoke fear. Khattiya cannot help but question the readiness and qualifications for national leadership. Regarding Supachee, who claims not to be a politician but to work for the nation, Khattiya feels this statement assumes politics is something dirty to be avoided. In reality, from the moment Supachee accepted a ministerial position and served in the administrative role for over two months, he has been a politician from the very first moment. She further challenges: If one dislikes professional politicians or does not want to define themselves as a politician, they must look at the political party they chose to join, which is full of professional and prominent politicians. What is the message Supachee wants to communicate to the people and party colleagues by claiming not to be a politician?