Utopianism, called for the nationalization of the entire Siamese economy. This proposal was particularly worrying to the more "conservative elements within the government, not to mention the king, who, after reading the plan, was rumoured to have said, "that if L. Pradit Luang Pradit Manutham, Pridi's official name] was not copying Stalin, then Stalin must be copying L.Pradit." As a counter-measure, an alternative pro-free market economic plan was put forward by Phraya Manopakon which Pridi described as "programme of opportunism. At this point, the long-standing divisions in the Peoples Party developed into an open split between Pridi's followers and those opposed to his views. While the latter group includling Phraya Manopakon and Phraya Colonel Song Suradet, a key military figure in the overthrow of the monarchy formed a majority in the State Council, Pridi's supporters were dominant in the National Assembly. Apparently, Pridi's group in the Assembly plammed to pass a no-confidence motion against the State Council and press for the adoption of his economic plan which included an estate duty tax that would have had a great effect on the royal class. However before this could take place, Phraya Manopakon, with the king's approval, prorogued the National Assembly suspended the stitution, and promulgated a formal Anti-Communist Act. At the same time, Pridi, who had all along denied that he was a and had expressed a willingness to rnodify his plan for the sake of political unity, was removed from the State Council together with four of his nssociates.
Without an immediate future in politics, Pridi was hastily sent into exile in Europe, a move that was disapproved of by his friend Phraya Phahon, the head of the army, and a number of other milit ary officers