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Samak sees himself as lucky PM

Samak Sundaravej on Friday portrayed himself as a lucky prime minister who got the job by chance and defended his ousted predecessor Thaksin Shinawatra as a victim of a frame up for being unroyalist.

Samak spoke at a meeting with Buddhist preceptors at Wat Sam Phraya to update senior monks on the current situation.

"I admit I became prime minister because of the September 19 coup," he said.

He said the December 23 election brought about political normalcy once again and that the coup was a mistake and a costly lesson.

He said his leadership would aim to unite the citizens on the three pillars of nation, religion and monarchy.

The Nation

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