"Dew" Son of Dr. Suwan: Disliking People's Party Means Old, Poor, and Ignorant

MGR Online•General•249d ago

Reader Briefing

Son of former Thai Rak Thai executive criticizes opponents of the People's Party as old, poor, and ignorant.

•Viravat Valaiasehn, son of Dr. Suwan Valaiasehn, a former Thai Rak Thai executive, made controversial statements on social media.
•He claimed that individuals disliking the People's Party are generally old, poor, and ignorant.
•This statement drew widespread criticism on social media.
•Previously, Viravat had defended Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, suggesting his wealth made corruption unnecessary.

Overview

•On Jan 30, Viravat Valaiasehn posted on Facebook that people disliking the People's Party were mostly old and poor, adding ignorance.
•Viravat Valaiasehn further commented on his own statement, adding ignorance to the description of the critics.
•Viravat Valaiasehn is the son of Dr. Suwan Valaiasehn, a former Minister of Commerce and early executive of the Thai Rak Thai party.
•This statement by Viravat Valaiasehn garnered significant online criticism.
•In a previous interview on the show FUTURE OF THAILAND, Viravat Valaiasehn defended Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, stating Thanathorn's wealth negated the need for corruption.
•Viravat Valaiasehn argued that Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's wealth made corruption unnecessary, as he might earn less than his current fortune from illicit activities.

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Key Quotes

Viravat Valaiasehn (Dew)

"I looked at the profiles of those who don't like the Orange (People's Party), most are old and still poor."

ผมเข้าไปดูโปร์ไฟล์คนที่ไม่ชอบส้ม (พรรคประชาชน) ส่วนใหญ่คือแก่แล้วยังจนอยู่

Viravat Valaiasehn (Dew)

"Adding ignorance to that."

เพิ่มโง่ให้อีกอย่าง

Viravat Valaiasehn (Dew)

"Must think why someone like him (Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, campaigner for the People's Party) of his level gets involved in this (politics)? Think he wants to corrupt? No need to corrupt, Thanathorn is rich. He might not even get as much money from corruption as he has now."

ต้องคิดว่าทำไมคนอย่างเขา (ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ ผู้ช่วยหาเสียงพรรคประชาชน) คน Level เขาถึงลงมาทำเรื่องนี้ (มาเล่นการเมือง) คิดว่าเขาอยากคอรัปชันเหรอ? ไม่จำเป็นต้องคอรัปชันหรอก ธนาธรอ่ะ รวยจะตาย เผลอๆ คอรัปชันยังไม่ได้เงินเท่าตอนนี้เลย

Key Entities

Person

Viravat Valaiasehn (Dew)(ดิว วีรวัฒน์)

Son of Dr. Suwan Valaiasehn and commentator on party preferences and political figures.

Dr. Suwan Valaiasehn(ดร.สุวรรณ วลัยเสถียร)

Former Minister of Commerce and an early executive of the Thai Rak Thai party.

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit(ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ)ℹ️

A political figure and campaigner for the People's Party, defended by Viravat Valaiasehn.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

A political party whose opponents were criticized by Viravat Valaiasehn.

Thai Rak Thai(ไทยรักไทย)ℹ️

A former political party, of which Dr. Suwan Valaiasehn was an executive.