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Viewing cable 09CHIANGMAI118, NORTHERN REDSHIRTS, MPS MARK THAKSIN'S BIRTHDAY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09CHIANGMAI118 2009-08-03 08:56 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Chiang Mai
VZCZCXRO2981
RR RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHCHI #0118/01 2150856
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 030856Z AUG 09
FM AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1135
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 1218
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 CHIANG MAI 000118 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV SOCI TH
SUBJECT: NORTHERN REDSHIRTS, MPS MARK THAKSIN'S BIRTHDAY 
 
CHIANG MAI 00000118  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
Sensitive but unclassified; please handle accordingly. 
 
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Summary and Comment 
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1.  (U) At well-attended events in three northern provinces 
organized by several different redshirt groups on July 26, 
supporters of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin celebrated 
his 60th birthday flanked by leading MPs of the opposition Phuea 
Thai Party - the successor to Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) 
party.  The gatherings were all peaceful, and there were no 
reports of clashes with or interference by police. 
 
2.  (SBU) Comment: Nearly 5,000 individuals attended the evening 
gathering in Chiang Mai - by far the most at any of the numerous 
events.  This figure contrasts sharply with the 200 or so 
supporters redshirt rallies in Chiang Mai typically draw, and 
surprised Consulate contacts, particularly those in intelligence 
circles.  Our contacts also believe that participants at the 
July 26 events were not paid, but rather attended out of a 
genuine desire to wish Thaksin well, whereas most observers 
believe that rally-goers at other events organized by redshirt 
groups were compensated for their participation.  The increased 
attendance may signal rising popular discontent with the current 
coalition government, or it may be a result of the personal 
gratitude the populace feels for favorite son Thaksin, 
regardless of their political leanings.  More than likely, it is 
a confluence of both.  End Summary and Comment. 
 
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Happy 60th! 
--------------- 
 
3.  (U) On July 26, redshirt groups in three key provinces of 
northern Thailand came out in numbers to celebrate the 60th 
birthday of their political idol, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, 
who remains a fugitive abroad in the wake of a criminal 
conviction.  In Thaksin's home town of Chiang Mai, the day 
kicked off with five merit making ceremonies held at temples in 
various districts, as well as at the site of the former Royal 
Flora Garden.  Opposition Phuea Thai (PT) MPs, Thaksin 
relatives, and community radio station operators were the key 
organizers, with MPs Suraphong Towachakchaikul and Surapol 
Kiatchaiyakorn leading the way.  Four of the five ceremonies 
were attended by about 100 well-wishers each, except for the one 
in Thaksin's home district, which drew a crowd of approximately 
300. 
 
4.  (U) Meanwhile, at a prominent temple in the neighboring 
province of Lamphun, PT MP Sanguan Phongmanee, a well-known 
political science professor at Chiang Mai University, Rak Chiang 
Mai 51 (RCM51) leader Phetcharawat  Wattanaphongsirikul, and 
Thaksin's aunt led 1,200 supporters in a merit making ceremony. 
They also encouraged attendees to sign a petition to King 
Bhumibol calling on him to grant Thaksin a royal pardon, which 
leaders of the pro-Thaksin United Front for Democracy Against 
Dictatorship (UDD) say they will deliver on August 7.  Thaksin 
himself phoned the supporters, who were also provided with 2,492 
feet of traditional Thai mulberry paper on which to write 
messages to him  (Note: 2492 is the Buddhist Era year in which 
Thaksin was born, which is equivalent to 1949.)  The entire 
event was broadcast live on a local pro-redshirt community radio 
station. 
 
5.  (U) In Lampang Province, three additional merit making 
ceremonies were organized at three separate temples, each 
attended by 150-200 supporters.  Thaksin phoned the participants 
at one of the temples.  In Chiang Mai, the evening concluded 
with speeches by UDD and PT leaders, who took the current 
government to task and predicted the redshirts would 
successfully achieve their goal of bringing Thaksin back to 
power.  PT MPs Surapol Kiatchaiyakorn and Sunai 
Chulapongsathorn, along with UDD leader Surachai 
Danwathananusorn told an audience of some 400 that the current 
governing coalition was "misguided" and had illegitimately taken 
office, calling it "the brainchild  of the three allied forces 
-- aristocrats, military and judiciary." 
 
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How Much Cake Can You Eat? 
------------------------------------ 
 
6.  (U) At a separate gathering in front of RCM51's Chiang Mai 
headquarters, 2,729 pounds of birthday cake donated by Thaksin 
supporters were displayed for the Guinness Book of World Records 
in attempt to set a record for the most cake at a birthday 
party.  PT MP Sunai, the UDD's Surachai, and former Prime 
Minister Somchai Wongsawat were the key speakers at this event, 
which drew a crowd of nearly 5,000.  A concert attended by 
nearly 2,000 Thaksin supporters capped the evening, complete 
with another Thaksin phone-in, a cake-cutting by former PM 
 
CHIANG MAI 00000118  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
Somchai , who also addressed the gathering, and the lighting of 
61 fireworks. 
 
7.  (U) Other speakers at the concert, which was organized by 
local pro-Thaksin community radio stations, included MP Sunai 
and former Senior Supreme Court Judge Manit Chitchanklap, who 
maintained that Thaksin did not commit a criminal offense and 
spoke out in favor of the petition seeking a royal pardon for 
him.  Manit argued that the courts had used "dictatorial" laws 
promulgated by the 2006 coup makers to convict Thaksin, and that 
the Constitutional Court was applying a double standard in its 
handling of separate cases involving redshirts on the one hand 
and supporters of the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for 
Democracy ("yellowshirts") on the other. 
 
8.  (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Bangkok. 
MORROW