Thai protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on Sunday launched his final battle and vowed to surrender, ending the anti-government movement, if he fails to oust the caretaker Government by May 26.
People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Thaugsuban said on Saturday that the movement will rid the country of the proxy regime of Thaksin and install a new Government invested with full authority to run the country, Bangkok Post reported.
“From today (Sunday) until May 26, we will commit all our resources and energy to completing the mission. Whether it will be a happy ending depends on the people,” Thaugsuban said at a meeting in the Government House in Bangkok.
Thaugsuban has asked the remaining 24 caretaker ministers, including the acting Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, to resign as the PDRC considers them to be corrupt and serving the interests of ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
During the meeting, Thaugsuban laid down an operational plan to reach his main goal. The measures spelt out were: People joining the PDRC operations from Sunday to May 26; issuing a statement and erecting signboards to disregard the Thaksin regime; displaying signs of civil disobedience by affixing a national flag or other symbols on vehicles or workplaces; and state union labour workers to stop working from May 22.