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More than half the people surveyed in an Abac Poll said they think about all the good things ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra accomplished, while a leading intellectual expressed amazement that one man could be so intensely hated and loved at the same time.
Some 64.7 per cent of young people interviewed by the polling arm of by Assumption University said they believe Mr Thaksin did more good than bad things while premier. And 66.5 per cent of adult respondents thought the same.
About 55 per cent of the respondents said they strongly admire the ex-prime minister.
The survey assessed opinions of 3,553 people aged 12 or above in 27 of the 76 provinces. The survey was conducted during the week ending Tuesday.
Some 45.8 per cent of the respondents said they miss Mr Thaksin a lot while 41.6 per cent said they do not miss him. Another 12.6 per cent miss him a bit.
About 34 per cent of the youths and 39.5 per cent of the adults want Mr Thaksin to return home as soon as possible, believing that he could help improve the economy. They even want Mr Thaksin to be prime minister again.
Eighty per cent of those interviewed said they regularly follow politics, at least weekly.
Social critic Prawase Wasi commented that he found it strange that Mr Thaksin is hated and loved by many people at the same time. This is something never seen in Thai society before, he said - and called it "a new phenomenon".
Dr Prawase urged people to resist disunity over this difference of opinion.
He said he no longer had any advice to give to Mr Thaksin. In the past, he told then-prime minister Thaksin not to use power to solve problems. The former prime minister never heeded his advice, he said.
Dr Prawase said there was no way that current divisions in Thai society could lead to another coup for now. He said the military had "learned lessons" and been humbled after the Sept 19, 2006, coup which toppled Mr Thaksin's government.
Dr Prawase described existing problems in the country as "a great crisis of Siam." Problems around the political, economic, social, and environmental areas are getting more serious, with no way out, he said, and the normal state mechanisms are not functioning properly.
Meanwhile, Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva and secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban said jointly that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is welcome home to prove his innocence in court/
Mr Abhisit called on all parties to take precautions against any possible untoward incident, adding that it is the government’s duty to maintain law and order.
Mr Suthep believed the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) will not make any move against Mr Thaksin unless there is interference in the justice process to help the former prime minister.