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Expelled MP says axeing was wrong

One of 21 renegade MPs expelled from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is appealing against the decision, saying he had nothing to do with the moves that led to the group's axeing.

Somsak Phankasem, the MP for Nakhon Ratchasima, has submitted a letter to PPRP leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon calling for his name to be removed from the list of MPs being booted from the party which was released on Wednesday night.

In the eight-page letter, Mr Somsak claimed he and other MPs did not share the former party secretary-general Thamanat Prompow's stance that prompted the party to take such decisive action.

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