By Nirmal Ghosh, Thailand Correspondent

BANGKOK: Thailand is headed for choppy political waters, with ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra set to announce his active return to politics next month, in an address to supporters at a stadium here.

Thaksin, who faces jail following his recent conviction over a land deal, has been pulling strings and sniping at his political foes from abroad.

Now, it appears that he will come back fighting, overtly and aggressively.

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