[Straits Times] OUSTED Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urges his supporters to be a part of reconciliation talks with the Thai government.
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Tens of thousands of protesters who support him paralysed the Thai capital for days with violent demonstrations, demanding new elections. They called off protests Tuesday after facing a major military crackdown.
Thaksin told The Associated Press in an interview that he would encourage his supporters to participate in talks, 'if the government wants to reconcile.'
He has been on the run since fleeing Thailand ahead of a corruption conviction last year, returning only once - briefly - while his allies were in power. Thai authorities revoked his passport on Sunday after accusing him inciting protesters.
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