At around 09:30 a.m. local time on April 26, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Putang was interviewed by reporters at the government building, and was asked about rumors about Thailand's cabinet adjustments, as well as matters related to dining with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Thai Prime Minister and Finance Minister Saita on April 25.
Puthang revealed that on April 25, he did not dine with Prime Minister Saitha and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, nor did he meet Thaksin. On the same day, he went to the Rosewood Hotel in Bangkok mainly to meet with Prime Minister Saitha to discuss official business, including the Prime Minister Saitha's visit to Chanthaburi on April 27 to inspect relevant matters, and the two of them were the only ones in the whole process, as for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, he did not attend the above-mentioned dinner.
As for being asked whether he discussed with Prime Minister Saita about the cabinet adjustment and the list of personnel to be adjusted at the above-mentioned dinner, Putang said that he did not discuss it and did not talk about it, and he did not know about it, and the matter mainly depends on the decision of Prime Minister Saita, because Prime Minister Saita is responsible for coordination and knows the details better.