'Lisa' Points Out 'Anutin' Listened to Capitalists' Problems—But He'd Go Deaf to People's Suffering, Criticizing PM's Words as Sounding Like a Wealthy Businessman's Lackey
Pheu Thai MP Phakamon Hunnanon criticized PM Anutin for meeting with 35 business executives while ignoring grassroots citizens' struggles, accusing him of favoring wealthy capitalists over farmers, fishers, and southern residents opposed to
Phakamon Hunnanon, a Pheu Thai party list MP and party spokesperson, criticized Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for convening a meeting with 35 business executives at Government House while showing apparent indifference to grassroots citizens' problems. While acknowledging that consulting with business leaders during economic hardship is necessary, Hunnanon stressed the government should not show favoritism, as ordinary people are ultimately the first to suffer from economic crises. She pointed out the stark contrast between the PM's welcoming demeanor toward wealthy capitalists and his failure to similarly engage with fishing communities, farmers, motorcycle taxi drivers, and southern residents opposing the Land Bridge project. Hunnanon called for balanced engagement, saying the government must make people feel it stands beside them, not just beside business interests. She criticized the selective listening and unequal access, noting that when capitalists present problems the PM listens with open ears, but when ordinary people face genuine hardship, they meet deaf ears. She urged the prime minister to open Government House to suffering citizens as he did for tycoons and to show genuine concern for grassroots people rather than treating them as second-class stakeholders in national problem-solving.
