Buriram is bustling with celebrities wishing a happy 66th birthday to 'Newin', holding an elephant-wrapping ceremony to continue the Chidchob family lineage, telling the elephant doctor to tie a knot around 'Anutin's' wrist so that he can become the prime minister, but 'Sia Nu' jokingly accepts the position of 'president of the Kliam Mua Association'. Mr. Newin Chidchob, CEO of Buriram United Football Club, organized a merit-making ceremony on his 66th birthday at Chang Arena, Buriram Province. He was joined by close friends and celebrities from various circles, including politicians and high-ranking officials, such as Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Ms. Supamas Isaraphakdi, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation; Pol. Gen. Permpoon Chidchob, Minister of Education; Mr. Saksayam Chidchob, former Minister of Transport; Mr. Songsak Thongsri, Deputy Minister of Interior; Ms. Sabida Thaiset, Deputy Minister of Interior; Mr. Napinthorn Srisanpang, D eputy Minister of Commerce; as well as leaders and MPs of the Bhumjaithai Party. In addition, there were many senators, such as Mr. Poonperm Thongsri, Pol. Lt. Gen. Boonchan Nualsai, and Ms. Somsong. Phancharoenworakul, the president of Ayutthaya Provincial Administrative Organization, Pol. Gen. Chakthip Chaijinda, former national police chief, Nualphan Lamsam, president of the Football Association of Thailand, Mr. Himalaya Phiwpaen, advisor to Mr. Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, deputy prime minister and energy minister, who wore a jacket from the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party (RTSC). For the high-ranking government officials who attended the event, such as the Ministry of Interior, Mr. Arsit Sampantharat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Mr. Chaiwat Junthiraphong, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Mr. Khajorn Srichawanothai, Director-General of the Department of Local Administration (DLA), Mr. Pornpoj Penpas, Director-General of the Department of Land ( DLA), Mr. Siam Sirimongkol, Director-General of the Department of Community Development (DDC), Mr. Chaiwat Chuenkosum, Governor of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, while the Ministry of Education found that Lt. Col. Thanu Wongchinda, Secretary-General of the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), attended the event, and most of the people who came wore navy blue shirts with the words 'Khon Buriram' and 'Buriram United Football Club' printed on the back. In addition, Mr. Newin announced that he would not accept flowers or gifts of any kind, but if anyone wanted to make merit, they could donate money to Buriram Hospital instead. For today's event, there was the elephant-wrapping ceremony, a ceremony that the Chidchob family has long inherited. There was a wrist-tying ceremony to call for blessings from Khru Pakham. After Khru Pakham tied the wrist of Mr. Newin, Mr. Newin turned to tell Khru Pakham to tie the wrist of Mr. Anutin as well, before saying in a loud voice, 'Tie him so he will be the Prime Minis ter. Tie him so he will be great. Tie him so he will be strong.' While Mr. Anutin appeared embarrassed, Mr. Newin then tied the wrist of Mr. Anutin as well and blessed him to be strong and to have his wishes fulfilled. Reporters asked Mr. Anutin whether Mr. Newin would accept his blessing to become Prime Minister. Mr. Anutin said, 'I have always been the Prime Minister. No one has snatched me from him. I mean, 'No one has ever snatched this position from me from the Thai Kliamua Association.' When asked again about the term prime minister, Mr. Anutin said that he had not thought about it yet. For now, he wanted to be a minister and do his job well first. He wanted to be deputy prime minister and work for Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the prime minister, to make the government successful, to make her government progress and to be of the greatest benefit to the people. As for the position of prime minister of the Kliamua Association, he was confident that it was secure. No one is more Kliamua than him. Then t he reporter asked Ms. Thananon Niramis, Mr. Anutin's wife, that Mr. Anutin said that he was the president of the Thai Kliamua Association. Ms. Thananon replied, "I hope it's true. I'll tell you one thing: I hope it's true." Then she smiled. Then, Mr. Newin and his group went up to perform a merit-making ceremony for monks and pay homage to the sacred objects on top of the Phanom Rung Stone Castle replica privately, without allowing the media to record any images. Source: Thai News Agency
