Monk wins B54m lottery, blackmailed

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Monk wins B54m lottery, blackmailed

Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 14.58
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CHON BURI - A senior monk has called for help from the media, saying he won a total of 54 million baht in the lottery and has since been constantly harrassed, blackmailed even, by lottery sellers demanding a share of the winnings, reports said on Tuesday.

Phra Kru Sunthornsilawatra Kantlilo (real name Sanoh Kanmachand), the abbot of Wat Tapo Taram in Chon Buri's Sri Racha district, told reporters that a group of lottery sellers continually hassled him and demanded he share some of the money with them.

The 60-year-old monk said he eventually had to leave his temple and stay at a lawyer's home in Pathum Thani's Tanyaburi district.

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pjt
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Discussion 4 : 27 Nov 2012 at 17.224
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So why did the monk not just give the money to the temple or a range of charities? He in only grief because he appears to have retained some or all of the money for himself
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Discussion 3 : 27 Nov 2012 at 17.113
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No-one looks good in this story...
A gambling monk? A blackmailing vendor? And an extorting banker?
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This is so disgusting, not only the seller and the hangers on but 300,000 for a money transfer. Like vultures circling a carcass. How low can these people go.
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Is this how low society has become in order to get money?
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