Wait 3 or 4 moths for my political decision: Sonthi

"For now, I'll not play politics. I've said that it is not time yet. Wait 3 or 4 months more and we'll come back to discuss whether I'll play politics or not," Sonthi said when reporters asked him about his political future after his retirement at the end of this month.

He said he believed political groups or parties would not invite him to head their parties because the military could be easily attacked.

"I don't think they want me. The military is easy to be attacked so political parties will have to think about public feelings," Sonthi said.

When asked how he would enter politics he decides to join it, Sonthi replied: "It would depend on the situation. The situation will tell us how. But now everything has settled down."

He said he saw that political situation was good now and the junta had completed nearly all of its four major missions for staging the coup last year.

Sonthi earlier hinted he would enter politics if there was a political party which had sound financial support, strong sympathisers and militant force as a back up.

"If these three factors are there, then that makes it interesting," he said on Wednesday.

The Nation