Thai king's praise for defiant loyalist draws controversy

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Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's praise for a man who held up a royal portrait at a protest site in Bangkok has drawn controversy in Thailand, winning acclaim from monarchists and scorn from protesters.

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BANGKOK - Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s praise for a man who held up a royal portrait at a protest site in Bangkok has drawn controversy in Thailand, winning acclaim from monarchists and scorn from protesters.

But in video recorded on Friday evening as the king greeted well-wishers outside the Grand Palace, he is heard praising a monarchist who is introduced by Queen Suthida as the man who held up the royal portrait while others were protesting.The Royal Palace made no comment, as it has not since the start of anti-government protests in July that have increasingly targeted the monarchy as well. Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri declined to comment.

Reuters was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the video. Several other people at the event recorded the encounter and posted videos online, but the king’s words were not clear amid the chanting.“Just seeing this picture, we are very touched,” royalist leader Warong Dechgitvigrom posted. “This is the Thai way and Thai society of caring, supporting and protecting. Today it’s considered that his institution has adapted to be very close to the people.

Protesters seek the removal of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former junta leader they accuse of engineering an election last year to keep power. He denies the accusation.

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This king is really douchebag.

กล้ามาก เก่งมาก ขอบใจมาก

Monarchs are scum.

We Need Real Democracy.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am Thai and i love all Kings, Royal made the good things for Thai people.Everyone can think and believe but we will not interfere with each other.

Sometime i wondered why those politicians we elected did not take actions before thing go bad yet they have time to bail people out of jail. King cannot intervene with management of the country. Politicians​ are the people we elected to work for us to run the country for us.

royal pain × loyal bane = why we standwithThailand ✨。

johnwinyu มาเฟียชัด

We support the dismantle of this so called kingship and queenship it has to end, it's sad one family enjoying taxpayers, nonsense

What a prick of a king He really should live in Germany forever and abdicate He hates being king except for the money

The monarchy has no practical purpose in modern society other than unite an otherwise divided nation. If it fails to do that very basic job, it doesn’t need to exist.

What kind of controversy do you mean? Why do many news agencies raise this topic today and use quite similar sentence? Please keep your standard as you used to be even wealth is first priority during this time. อนุชนรักชาติศาสตร์กษัตริย์ SaveTheKing ในหลวงสู้สู้

Pointless corrupt parasites like all Roysl Families

“[They] recognised me. This is the highest point of my life,” wrote the man, Thitiwat Tanagaroon. LowLife

What wars has this guy been in Look at those medals!

We still need to discuss this.

The Thai king is above all laws in the country. Which most Thai people do not want like that It makes our country not develop at all.

johnwinyu 20 mother

sumotim The truth is the king + queen support just one side( hyper royalist who support military government) civil war has begun. Watch out !!!!!! We will see lesmiserables in Bangkok for sure

ปล่อยเพื่อนเรา PR Monarchy

穿上衣服都认不出来了

65 million Thai people will stand beside the Monarchy

Honoring the Thai King of the Loyal People. การยกย่องพระมหากษัตริย์ไทยของประชาชนผู้ภักดี

After the King's words to the Monarchy Protectors, obviously what he chose.

And he already is so popular....not really.

johnwinyu

The 'king' was away from his country enjoying his good life with a bunch of women in Germany. Now he craves more power & money despite suffering of his people. What is the significance of a 'king' for a country & the people?

monkey in the middle of a war disturbing others for some banana

this breed looks like a food grinder, vegetates and causes diseases, they are the plague itself. if the law is the jungle, there is no one better to say than me here in Brazil

Fake

This gay just doesn’t come to social networks to do shit because he has a lot of money, because maybe he wanted to be here in the middle of Brazilians giving a hunch

so sad in thailand. 1000M $ Useless.

Very disgusting

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

his mouth and tongue almost pronounce that God is Brazilian, and his hand holding the Brazilian's penis

Crap

Family tree of Thai monarchs -

if this shit, without any connection, is king, then I am god, this shit has to be considered an exotic animal, and that represents risk for everyone, their customs beliefs, have a negative effect on society, turning the head of women

Worthless persons.

He heard people song,

johnwinyu Soon, Thailand will be like Germany 1930's. German had Brownshirt (SA), Thailand has Yellowshirt.

👎

When is Thai king returning to Thai?

Looks like his days are numbered

johnwinyu กล้ามาก เก่งมาก ขอบใจ

johnwinyu Controversy? It is extremely very very obvious that he know what is happening in his country and he has already chosen what to do.

Go back Germany!

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn should have gave order to round up all the anti-Thailand foreign inspired traitors.

johnwinyu Disgusting

Under Thailand’s constitution, the monarchy is “enthroned in a position of revered worship” but in principle, it does not engage in politics - a point that the king himself underlined during elections last year.

johnwinyu กล้ามาก เก่งมาก ขอบใจมาก

Gente, por favor, não aguento mais esse desemprego, agora inventei de vender música, por favor, me ajuda ai. Se gostar, deixa um like e se inscreve no canal. Dá RT pra me ajudar a espalhar! Deus abençoe!

Lol funny

johnwinyu Lord of darkness

Hello darkness, my old friend...

Şöyle bir KRAL olamadık fakir ömrümüzde :)

is it weird that he's praising monarchists as a... monarch? Who is he supposed to praise?

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