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Army chief slams absent Sondhi over royal remark.
(From The Nation (Thailand))
Byline: The Nation.
Army commander-in-chief General Sonthi Boonyaratklin yesterday lashed out at Sondhi Limthongkul, a key leader of the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy, for making a remark deemed "insulting" to His Majesty the King.
"Such a remark upsets members of the armed forces [who serve under HM the King]," Sonthi said.
Asked how the armed forces would react to the incident, he said: "I think you know what could happen if the armed forces are displeased."
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