 A group of lecturers and students from Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon briefly held a rally in front of army headquarters to urge their counterparts from [[Chulalongkorn University|Chulalongkorn]] and [[Thammasat University|Thammasat Universities]] not to oppose to the coup.Many students from Chulalongkorn University supported the coup.The Campaign for Popular Democracy, which coordinates 32 civic groups, six universities and 169 NGOs, came out in support of the coup, as did several politicians, including former Senator [[Kraisak Choonhavan]].