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Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters join Rachadamnoen rally




Massive number of anti-government protesters gathered on Sunday at Rachadamnoen rally site and surrounding roads in what was described as a "major battle day" aimed at rooting out Thaksin regime.

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has called for people who are not happy with Thaksin regime to join the protest. He aimed that the protest would draw at least one million protesters.

The protesters joining the protest hang whistles and wave Thai flag. Meanwhile anti-government speakers took turn on the stage at the Ratchadamnoen rally site to condemn the government who passed the controversial amnesty bill and did whatever it could to bring back fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

The protesters comprised people from all walks of life. Alumni of many universities; Chulalongkorn and Thammasat, made appointment via Facebook to march to the rally together.

Photos in Facebook showed tens of thousands of protesters crammed into the streets leading to the city’s Democracy Monument.

Police however tried all means to block the anti-government protesters. They blocked by erecting police checkpoints at many venues including at the entrance of the Royal Turf Club of Thailand which would initially be used as parking space for the protesters.



The protesters travelled from other provinces by public buses wrote in their FB that police stopped their vehicles to check the passengers.

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