“We love Thaksin. We love Thaksin,” thousands of people chanted soon after former convicted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived at Waroros Market in Chiang Mai on Friday.

Thaksin Shinawatra makes first trip to Chiang Mai since parole release

The most popular market in the northern city was packed by Thaksin’s supporters who waited to greet him for his first return to the home province in 17 years.

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