 During the peak of the Thailand political crisis in February 2006, Sondhi Limthongkul, leader of the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), personally met Sonthi to request that the military intervene in the crisis.Afterwards, Sondhi claimed that Sonthi listened to him attentively and promised to consider his request.Sonthi later claimed that he was misled into receiving Sondhi, and had no intention to endorse the anti-government activists.