Senator Accuses Rival of Defending Blue-Shirt Party Allies

Senator Nanthana Nantaviropass responded sharply to Supachai Jai Samutr, legal advisor for the Phum Jai Thai party, who threatened to lodge a complaint with the election commission over allegations that a gathering of 300 People's Senators candidates at Muang Thong Thani constituted electoral manipulation. Nanthana challenged Supachai on why he would defend the blue-shirt senators if he had no ties to them, suggesting his intervention revealed a deeper connection. She maintained that the June 27, 2024 national senator election exhibited clear abnormalities, with vote blocks arriving in chunks of 70–80 votes alongside documented evidence of vote buying, vehicle convoys, uniform clothing, and the circulation of black folders—all visible to the public.

Nanthana described efforts to paint her side as unethical while claiming equal wrongdoing as "wagging a dog's tail," stating the public could plainly see how evident the electoral fixing was. She referenced CCTV analysis showing that 60–70 candidates out of 150 voted for the same 10 sequential candidates in identical order across ballot boxes 1–10, an occurrence with odds of one in billions but consistent with systematic electoral fraud.

Concerning the 300-candidate gathering at Muang Thong Thani, Nanthana clarified it was an open event monitored by media and the election commission. Candidates organized through the Senate67 website run by the iLaw group to present themselves and constitutional reform ideas. She stressed that candidates funded their own registration fees (2,500 baht), shared meeting room rentals, and purchased their own clothing—not resources provided by any patron—contradicting accusations of external backing.

On the appointment of senate candidate assistants, Nanthana denied her side had hired former candidates into such roles but called for investigation of groups that did hire former candidates and then saw salaries returned to certain individuals—a pattern she identified as another form of vote-buying and electoral fraud. She expressed no concern about legal action, stating she had engaged in no fraud and welcomed judicial review through the Supreme Court's election division.