At this moment, only those who have shut themselves away from all news channels for the last week have never heard of Narongsak Osotthanakorn, the governor of Chiang Rai.
His handling of an 11-day rescue operation in search of a team of young footballers and their coach who went missing inside a 10km-long cave complex in Mae Sai district on June 23 -- and were located on Monday evening -- has kept him firmly in the spotlight.
In fact, the initial tumult, which was unavoidable given that personnel from different agencies scrambled at the site to be part of the high-profile mission, triggered questions about whether Mr Narongsak was the right man for the job.
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