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A Rather Large Issue
Published on August 23, 2005
Several male Cabinet members dared not look into Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eyes after he asked a simple question: "Who did it?"
A source from Tuesday's Cabinet meeting said Thaksin was asking his ministers as to who had received a silicone injection to enlarge his penis.
"Who did it? Tell me. This affected reputation of the Cabinet as the news went around the world. I don't want the people to think that Cabinet members are obsessed with such kind of thing," the source quoted Thaksin as saying.
The source said several male Cabinet members looked down at the floor following the question.
A woman last week came out to disclose that she had learnt a member of the current Cabinet had received a silicone injection to enlarge his penis from the same clinic which performed an injection on her face, causing it to be disfigured. She called on the minister to come forward to become her defence witness after the clinic sued her for defamtion.
According to the source, after Thaksin was serious, he changed his tone to be lightly by asking Public Health Minister Suchai Charoenratanakul tong-in-cheek whether he could check and find the minister who had his penis enlarged.
"The public health minister, the next room is empty. Can you use it to check the ministers right now," the source quoted Thaksin as saying.
Deputy Finance Minister Varathep Ratanakorn disrupted tongue-in-cheek that former public health minister, Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan volunteered to carry out the checking task.
Varathep's comment made Sudarat turn red.
Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet meeting, said no one would admit it.
"But it won't be hard to check. Just put up a scanner to scan ministers when they attend the next Cabinet meeting. If the scan showed something opaque, we could guess that's it," she said.
Deputy Public Health Minister Anutin Charnveerakul told reporters apparently tongue-in-cheek that all male Cabinet members sat with the legs crossed during the Cabinet meeting.
Labour Minister Somsak Thepsuthin laughed when asked to comment on the issue. "This issue is bigger than that of Thai labor in Taiwan," he replied, laughing.
A Rather Large Issue
Published on August 23, 2005
Several male Cabinet members dared not look into Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eyes after he asked a simple question: "Who did it?"
A source from Tuesday's Cabinet meeting said Thaksin was asking his ministers as to who had received a silicone injection to enlarge his penis.
"Who did it? Tell me. This affected reputation of the Cabinet as the news went around the world. I don't want the people to think that Cabinet members are obsessed with such kind of thing," the source quoted Thaksin as saying.
The source said several male Cabinet members looked down at the floor following the question.
A woman last week came out to disclose that she had learnt a member of the current Cabinet had received a silicone injection to enlarge his penis from the same clinic which performed an injection on her face, causing it to be disfigured. She called on the minister to come forward to become her defence witness after the clinic sued her for defamtion.
According to the source, after Thaksin was serious, he changed his tone to be lightly by asking Public Health Minister Suchai Charoenratanakul tong-in-cheek whether he could check and find the minister who had his penis enlarged.
"The public health minister, the next room is empty. Can you use it to check the ministers right now," the source quoted Thaksin as saying.
Deputy Finance Minister Varathep Ratanakorn disrupted tongue-in-cheek that former public health minister, Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan volunteered to carry out the checking task.
Varathep's comment made Sudarat turn red.
Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet meeting, said no one would admit it.
"But it won't be hard to check. Just put up a scanner to scan ministers when they attend the next Cabinet meeting. If the scan showed something opaque, we could guess that's it," she said.
Deputy Public Health Minister Anutin Charnveerakul told reporters apparently tongue-in-cheek that all male Cabinet members sat with the legs crossed during the Cabinet meeting.
Labour Minister Somsak Thepsuthin laughed when asked to comment on the issue. "This issue is bigger than that of Thai labor in Taiwan," he replied, laughing.
