Anutin Chanvirakul declined to personally visit the protesters, saying "No one does that," but sent representatives to oversee and listen. He explained that the fuel price reduction has already been implemented through B20 biodiesel.
At 13:45 at Government House, Anutin Chanvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, addressed the protests by the People's Revolutionary Coalition to Protect the Land (PRCPL). He said he instructed all ministries to listen to public suggestions and to consider acting on any demands the government can fulfill. When asked if the protesters had submitted demands to him yet, Anutin said not directly; he assigned relevant ministers to monitor information. On 9 November, during a meeting at the Interior Ministry, he ordered the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Director-General of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, and Director-General of the Department of Local Administration to frequently visit and listen to the protesters' concerns.
When asked about the protesters’ demand to cut diesel prices by 10 baht, Anutin said the government listens and considers what can be done. When pressed if it is feasible, he replied that a 10-baht diesel price reduction has been achieved already through B20 biodiesel.
When asked if he would personally visit the protest site, Anutin laughed and said, "If anything happens, there are already relevant people there." Asked if he might observe the protest himself given the small number of protesters, Anutin said that no one has ever done that; at the appropriate time, support is sent, and there is concern for their well-being.