Government House, "Thammanat" said he was just joking with "Anutin" about taking care of several small parties, insisting that it was just a shared ideology, not thinking of dissolving or merging the big parties, pointing out that each party leader is taking care of their own party. Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao spoke about the incident where he said while having a meal with coalition parties yesterday (15 July) that the government has more than 314 votes and the Bhumjaithai Party takes care of several small parties, saying that it was just a joke to Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, in his capacity as leader of the Bhumjaithai Party. When asked what the truth is, Lt. Col. Thammanat said that the truth is the truth. As for whether it is some small parties or not, Lt. Col. Thammanat said that it is more about sharing ideology. Many small parties are joining the government. When asked if it will go as far as dissolving small parties to merge with big p arties, Lt. Col. Thammanat said that it is unlikely because each party leader protects his own party. As for whether it will just be about maintaining the ideology of the party branches like this or not, Lt. Col. Thammanat said that he will join the government. Source: Thai News Agency