Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra confirmed he will return to Thailand on Thursday and vowed to stay out of politics forever.
Critics, however, boggle the billionaire's comeback could dip the country back into political chaos.
Speaking to Thai Public Broadcasting Service television in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Thaksin said the first thing he wants to do when he returns to Thailand is hug his wife and children.
"The country has returned to democracy, so I want to go home ... I miss my motherland," he said while drinking coffee with supporters at a shopping mall.
He also said he will "never ever again" enter politics.
"I've had enough," he said.
Thaksin will be saluted at the airport by senior officials in Thailand's new government and other "people who love him" when he returns, officials said.
Thaksin has lived abroad since he was ousted in a September 2006 military coup and government officials say they plan to welcome him with open arms.
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