Speaking to reporters upon his arrival from London where he had been with Thaksin after their visit at the UN was sabotage by the coup in Bangkok, Surakiart said he did not discuss any political issues with Thaksin in spite of having been with him through out the turmoil.

"Everything is over. The ex-prime minister didn't say anything. He just wanted to take a rest," Surakiart said.

Surakiart's statement was a stark contrast to his Tuesday live interview with CNN when he strongly defended Thaksin's hold on power to the last minute in spite of the fact the coup plotters and their tanks and soldiers were firmly in control of the capital city.

"…we have to believe that they are backing off because there is not further development in any of the Thai television channels after the prime minister already issued a declaration of state of emergency," Surakiart told Stephen Frazier, the host for CNN International.

When pointed out by Frazier that footages from Bangkok were showing a different picture - one that showed coup plotters being in charge - Surakiart suggested that the picture may not reflect real time.

"I have been told that the military personnel at the high level have already reported to the supreme command-in-chief and the supreme command-in-chief has already reported tot the acting prime minister, so I think they probably on their way to give new instructions for the tanks and amoured vehicles to go back to their barracks," Surakiart said.

 Surakiart told reporters Thursday that Thaksin has admit to defeat and added that he has no idea as to how long the ousted premier would remain in London or whether he would seek asylum abroad.

Surakiart was accompanying Thaksin to New York to attend the UN General Assembly where the latter was supposed to deliver a speech but had to be removed from the rosters just hours before the speech was to take place because of the political uncertainty.

Thaksin was in New York to lobby the UN members to support Surakiart's candidacy.