Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Sunday vowed to stay on in his post despite having lost Government House - the seat of his administration - to protesters for the past six days, reported dpa. "I came to power in accordance with the law," said Samak, addressing his weekly "Talking Samak Style" television program. "I have done nothing wrong." The prime minister has approved a special joint session of the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament Sunday to find means of defusing Thailand's latest political crisis in which the government has seen their offices seized by thousands of demonstrators from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), a loose coalition of conservative groups who are calling for Samak's resignation and the dissolution of parliament. Samak, who heads the People Power Party (PPP), received a political boost Saturday night when his coalition partners confirmed their support for the besieged premier at a press conference. The 73-year-old veteran politician was also granted an audience with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Saturday evening at the monarch's palace at Hua Hin beach resort, 150 kilometres south-west of Bangkok. Samak appeared self-confident after the royal audience. "Fear can cause damage, but I am not afraid," said Samak in his weekly talk to the nation.
