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Paetongtarn celebrates Songkran in Chiang Mai with father and family

Paetongtarn celebrates Songkran in Chiang Mai with father and family

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PM Paetongtarn celebrates Songkran in Chiang Mai with her father Thaksin, husband, and children, paying respects at Wat Umong and receiving amulets.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra flew to Chiang Mai on Sunday to celebrate the Thai traditional New Year with her father, husband, and two children.

She travelled on an Air Force plane to Wing 41 Command Airport, where she was received by her husband, Pitaka Suksawat, and their two children.

The family then proceeded to Wat Umong, a temple in Mueang district of Chiang Mai, where her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was waiting.

Paetongtarn hugged and kissed her father before the family paid respects to Phra Songpol Kharu Dhammo, the temple’s representative.

The monk gave Paetongtarn several amulets before the prime minister and her family entered the temple’s ancient tunnel to pay respect to the Buddha images inside.

Later, Thaksin allowed local government officials and reporters to pour water over his hands as a gesture of respect in accordance with Songkran tradition.

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