BUDDHISM
Payap insists his monkhood promotion was well-earned
- Published: 20 Feb 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
Phra Payap Khemakuno, younger brother of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has defended his promotion to a senior title after just nine days in the monkhood in India.
He said he was appointed deputy provost because of his work to preserve Buddhism and not because of his family connections.
The rapid promotion of the newly ordained monk to "Phra Khru Palad Sampipatyanjarn," which Phra Payap claims is an ecclesiastical title, has provoked public criticism.
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