The premier, as the Pheu Thai Party leader, hosted a seminar today in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, with her father, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as a special guest speaker.
PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, her family, and her siblings, along with their families, gathered at Bangkok Railway Station in the morning to take a train trip to Hua Hin.
The party’s MPs joined the trip, traveling in five specially chartered train cars.
Among those joining the trip was former PM Srettha Thavisin. Srettha was a Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate when he was appointed to the leadership last year.
Train No. 913, Royal Blossom, stopped at Bang Bamru Station to pick up Thaksin.
Thaksin told reporters before boarding the train that the former Thai Rak Thai party leader (himself) and Pheu Thai leader, Paetongtarn, his daughter, are essentially the same person, except that the latter has longer hair.
He added his last train trip was in 2005, as he travlled to Ubon Ratchathani province to conduct a political campaign.
When he boarded the train, he was greeted with wais and applause. The passengers, mostly MPs, took photos with him and shared them on their social media platforms.
The seminar will conclude tomorrow, and the premier is expected to return to Bangkok around noon.
