The Prime Minister expressed happiness over Thaksin receiving parole but declined to comment on whether he would visit him at his Chanthasongla residence.
At 10:01 on 11 May 2026 GMT+7, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul briefly responded to reporters about former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's parole and return to his Chanthasongla home, when asked if he would visit him, saying, "Very happy." He then walked into the Phakdi Bodin Building to chair the National Committee meeting preparing for the first 2026 annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Governors.