Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I te Pipiri 2013 i whakarere ia i te Paremata, hei awhina i te kaiarahi o te Komiti Whakahoutanga Manapori a te Iwi i whakatapua ki te peia o te kawanatanga o Yingluck Shinawatra, me te mahi hei kaikorero mo te whakahaere. I muri i te whakakorenga o te kawanatanga o Yingluck me te coup d'état i te tau 2014
, I uru atu a Akanat ki a Suthep ki te whakatapua hei tohunga mo te tau.