BANGKOK, Nov 25 (AFP) - Thai supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra Wednesday called off rallies due to start this weekend after the fugitive former premier said the protests were too close to the king's birthday.
Thaksin -- who is living in exile following a 2006 coup -- urged the "Red Shirt" movement in a radio address late Tuesday to postpone the protests at least until after King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday on December 5.
The Red Shirts had previously announced plans to gather Saturday in Bangkok and stay on the streets until December 2, prompting the government to invoke a tough security law across the capital until mid-December.
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