Pitak Siam will end rally if 1 million supporters target not met

BANGKOK, 5 November 2012 (NNT) – The anti-government Pitak Siam, or Protect Siam, group has stated that it will call off its rallies if its next demonstration attracts less than 1 million supporters.

Group leader General Boonlert Kaewprasit said yesterday that the number of participants in the next rally will decide whether the movement continues to stage public demonstrations.

He outlined that if the rally attracts less than 1 million people, the approach will be scrapped, although the group will continue to attempt to overthrow the Yingluck Shinawatra administration through other means.

The next rally is scheduled for later this month but a date has yet to be confirmed.

There is no official attendance tally from the first demonstration, held on October 28 at the Royal Turf Club. Organizers claimed that roughly 20,000 people turned out, but police said the number was closer to 7,000.