Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha got a soaking as a surprise participant in one of the world’s biggest water fights, showing no signs of any dampened spirits from a slump in popularity just weeks from an election.
Dressed in the bright Hawaiian shirt traditionally worn at the Thai New Year festival Songkran, Prayut showed up unannounced at Bangkok’s famous Khaosan Road and was the instant target of throngs of revellers armed with buckets and water guns.
In the game: Prayut playing with water as he celebrates Songkran in Bangkok. — Reuters
Videos on social media showed the former army chief, who seized power in a coup in 2014, wiping water constantly from his head and face and taking fire from all angles as he strolled through crowds that cheered and whistled.
The 69-year-old general went on the offensive soon after, taking aim at partygoers from close range with a pump-action water gun. — Reuters
