BANGKOK (Reuters) - To the rural masses, he was a mould-breaking prime minister, the first Thai leader to listen to the needs and aspirations of the millions who live beyond the bright lights of Bangkok.
But to the military establishment and educated urban classes, Thaksin Shinawatra was a crony capitalist who plundered the economy and subverted democracy for the benefit of his family and friends in big business.
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