Video clip of Somchai?

A video clip is circulating on the internet featuring a man who resembles none other than Thailand's embattled prime minister Mr. Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law of fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra.

Isn't that a familiar face?



As reported in Bangkok Post today, the 25-minute video footage, shot by an unidentified cameraman between March 22 and 27 this year, has become the talk of the town. The video was viewed more than 261,000 times in less than 24 hours after it was posted on the Manager website at about 8pm on Wednesday, and there were reportedly hundreds of thousands of clicks on other websites where it was being featured.

In short, the 4-part clip shows the man in his red Mercedes picking up a woman in her 20s, in front of a convenience store, and the couple have dinner at a restaurant serving southern-style Thai food. The second part features the same fellow driving a BMW to a love motel after picking up another woman from a house. The third part shows the man wearing eyeglasses parking his white Lexus SUV at a restaurant and has lunch with his wife, who resembles Thaksin's younger sister, Yaowapa. The final part was taken on March 27 when the man picked up a woman at the Justice Ministry on Chaengwattana Road for lunch, and then went to HomePro department store where they bought a refrigerator.

When asked about the unusual video clips yesterday, Mr Somchai, who also happens to drive a Lexus SUV, a Mercedes and a BMW, refused to comment. He just smiled and rushed back into the House of Representatives.