People commemorate 39th anniversary of Oct 14 uprising

[News Bandit]

BANGKOK, Oct 14— Survivors, relatives of deceased demonstrators and representatives from the government and the opposition on Sunday gathered at the October 14 Memorial on Ratchadamnoen Avenue to mark the 39th anniversary of the October 14, 1973 uprising.

The activity at Khok Wua intersection began with religious rites, merit-making for victims who lost their lives in the student-led political demonstration on Oct 14, 1973.

Wreaths were then laid at the memorial while tributes were read for those killed in the pro-democracy protest 39 years ago.

In addition to the survivors, relatives of the dead and representatives of relevant agencies, Prime Minister's Office Minister Worawat Ua-apinyakul, as representative of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich, as representative of opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, also attended at the event.

Meanwhile, Parinya Thewanaruemitkul, Thammasat University’s vice-rector for student affairs, said at the event that the October 14, 1973 incident was the country’s greatest pro-democracy demonstration.

The academic also urged that the new generation should learn lessons from previous political protests--not only the October 14, 1973 uprising but also the October 6, 1976 uprising, the traumatic ‘Black May’ events of May 1992 and the May 2010 anti-government protest--in order to avoid repetition of the political violence. (MCOT online news)
 
 

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