BANGKOK -- A billionaire who led his new party to unexpected wins in last month's general elections is rapidly becoming the symbol of the Thai pro-democracy movement, despite the ruling junta's efforts to curb the charismatic young firebrand.
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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, head of the Future Forward Party, greets supporters on Apr. 6 at a Bangkok police station, where he heard a sedition complaint filed against him by the army. © Reuters
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