The red shirts will present their petition seeking royal pardon for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to the palace on August 17, organisers said.
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"There are more than 5 million signatures for the petition. Name checks will likely be completed around August 15 or 16, so the petition will be filed on August 17," said organiser Veera Musigapong.
The red shirts will organise a colourful march to the palace to present their petition, Veera said.
Included in the procession will be the petition placed atop a ceremonial bowl, a giant banner inscribed with 100,000 names and more than 1,000 marchers carrying the remaining signatures. He said the petition was legal, dismissing as futile government attempts to counter the campaign. "Nothing can stop the red shirts from submitting their petition," he said.
Veera said the government was trying to spread misinformation in a move to oppose the petition. He said the red shirts, in turn, had challenged the government to verify all the signatures.
Opponents of the petition risk offending the monarchy by trying to prevent people from airing their plight to His Majesty the King, he said.
Red-shirt co-leader Natthawut Saikua voiced suspicion that the opponents were mainly individuals involved in ousting Thaksin. He said rectors from 26 universities had erred in opposing the petition as they did when they spearheaded a wrongful move to cite Article 7 of the Constitution, seeking a royally appointed prime minister in order to overthrow Thaksin.
He vowed the petition would advance, regardless of the government's intimidation tactics.
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