By The Nation
Published on August 11, 2009
The blood-donation event, which was part of a course on political development offered to the public, was held to mark the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen's birthday.

Later, Prompong said tongue-in-cheek that the three arch-enemies were holding hands because they were all afraid of the needle. Suriyasai also drew laughter when he asked the nurse give him a yellow ball to hold while his blood was being taken. Tests showed that Sonthi's blood type is of the B group, Suriyasai of the A group, while Prompong has is of the O group.
Suriyasai Katasila, secretary-general of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD)'s New Politics Party; Prompong Nopparit, the Pheu Thai Party's spokesman; and Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin, leader of the 2006 coup, held hands while donating their blood yesterday at the Election Commission's headquarters.