`` But it does n't look like it 's a replay of 2010 when we 're going to see violence in the streets and an extended takeover of central Bangkok . '' At the heart of the unrest is the polarizing figure of Thaksin Shinawatra . His sister is now prime minister , and critics say she 's his puppet . A recent decision to grant amnesty to her and others caused controversy . Protesters say they wo n't stop until ` ` ' 's regime is wiped out ''
At the heart of the unrest is the polarizing figure of Thaksin Shinawatra . His sister is now prime minister , and critics say she 's his puppet . A recent decision to grant amnesty to her and others caused controversy . Protesters say they wo n't stop until ` ` ' 's regime is wiped out ''