POST REPORTERS
Students from 80 educational institutions across the country will take part in a mass rally at Government House tomorrow to increase pressure on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to resign.
Wasant Vanich, a Young PAD coordinator, said yesterday some 8,000 students are expected to join the People's Alliance for Democracy protesters at Government House and nearby protest sites.
They are from Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Prince of Songkla universities, which are among 80 educational institutions whose students will take part in the protest.
Mr Wasant, a junior at Khon Kaen University, said: ''The absenteeism measure is our non-violent approach to increase pressure on the government which has lost its legitimacy to run the country.''
He also warned that the students will organise a rally in Udon Thani, where the cabinet is planning to hold a mobile meeting tomorrow.
Pittawat Wongwairud, student council chairman of Prince of Songkla University at Hat Yai campus, said student representatives left the campus on Saturday and joined fellow students at the PAD protest site yesterday.
He said students at several educational institutions in the neighbourhood fully supported the group's plan to step up pressure on Mr Samak.
PSU rector Boonsom Siribamrungsuk said the students were free to express their political stance.
In Nakhon Si Thammarat, students from Walailak University planned to join forces with other members of the Young PAD as soon as possible.
Pairat Saengthong, director of Songkhla's education zone 1, said the students could play a part in the PAD protest so that they could learn about politics outside their classroom.
Srinakharinwirot University rector Wiroon Tangcharoen said his institution gave freedom to any students who wanted to take part in the protest. He said such activities added to their political development.
He denied that the university had received a letter warning students not to join the PAD protest.
Nattapol Horkham, chairman of Chiang Mai University's student association, said the student associations of its 21 faculties would not be participating in the demonstration because they did not want to widen the conflict.
He said all 21 of its student associations will today issue statements confirming their political neutrality.
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