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Farid Khan thanked people for their support despite being disqualified from running for Presidency. He said he stepped forward because he saw a duty to do so for the Malay community, given the limited number of candidates who potentially qualify under the amendments.

Dr Tan Cheng Bock has decided to appeal against the High Court for dismissing his application to contest the legitimacy of the upcoming Presidential Election. Despite having intentions to run for Presidency, he was not considered eligible due to amendments to the Constitution and the introduction of the reserved presidency. In Dr Tan's application, he called for an open election and disagreed with the government's decision for counting Mr Wee Kim Wee as the first popularly elected President.