Thai PM Prayut tries to soften image, says he was born to battle

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha is often described as acerbic and short-tempered by rivals and also media. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK, May 6 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha is often described as acerbic and short-tempered by reporters. Political rivals are less polite.

But with an election looming, one that does not appear to be going the way he had hoped it would, the general-turned-politician is trying to soften his image.