Gen Prayuth revealed his opinion when asked to comment on a report that Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa, who is in charge of security affairs, had asked various agencies to look into a proposal for the establishment of a special administrative zone, termed Pattani Maha Nakhon, covering Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.
The proposal was made by a Pheu Thai panel chaired by Prasop Bussarakham, a former MP for Udon Thani.