Adisorn, a Pheu Thai Party MP, exposed a senior civil servant kneeling to Prime Minister Anutin, asserting that civil servants must have dignity. He condemned such servile behavior, saying it must end in the Interior Ministry and expressed hope never to see it again there.
At 14:20 on 9 Sep 2026 GMT+7. Adisorn Piangkeaw. Adisorn Piangkeaw, a party-list member of parliament for the Pheu Thai Party, spoke during the House of Representatives session while considering the 2027 annual budget bill, specifically the Interior Ministry's budget in the second reading, accompanied by an image. The image showed a senior Interior Ministry official, face blurred, kneeling with hands raised in a wai greeting to Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in front of the Thai Khu Fah building.
Adisorn said, "Seeing this image makes me sink to my knees. Someone is fawning and kneeling to pay respects. Is this the tradition of the Interior Ministry's civil servants? Seeing this, I almost lose hope. Wherever the prime minister goes, this person is always his shadow. How can the country progress when subordinates flatter their superiors like this?" "Civil servants must have dignity. I apologize to the civil servants and to the prime minister. This feudal patronage system of servile flattery must end in the Interior Ministry." He added that he did not know how to cut the budget over this issue because it concerns ethics itself. He hoped this image would never appear again and said if given the chance to become the Interior Minister, he would not allow such behavior from the permanent secretary.
