Anutin Courts Klatham Party at Birthday Celebration
Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul attended a birthday event for a Klatham Party MP at Parliament, appearing alongside Klatham leader Gen. Thamanat Prompow and other party MPs. The friendly gathering comes amid ongoing speculation that the Klatham Party may join the ruling coalition led by Bhumjaithai. This is the second recent public meeting between Anutin and Gen. Thamanat, fueling further coalition talks.
On October 22, 2026, media reported that on October 21 at Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, as Bhumjaithai Party leader, attended a birthday celebration for Chiang Mai Constituency 6 MP Supanant Punyatip of the Klatham Party. Present were Klatham Party leader Gen. Thamanat Prompow, deputy leader and Ratchaburi MP Boonying Nitikarnjana, list MP Niramon Phinyosinwat, Phayao MP Akara Prompow, Chachoengsao MP Atthakorn Sirilatthayakorn, Songkhla MP Channaphat Naksua, and several other Klatham MPs, all taking photos together in a warm and friendly atmosphere. This marks the second public appearance of Anutin and Gen. Thamanat together after the Punjab Grill Bangkok Facebook page posted photos of them dining together, amid speculation that the Klatham Party may join the government coalition with Bhumjaithai.