The Usual Place Podcast
Lawyer Fadli Fawzi on why he joined the Workers’ Party, poems and his post-election meet-cute story
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Former Marine Parade GRC candidate and Workers’ Party member Fadli Fawzi dropped by The Usual Place to talk about the upcoming elections.
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Lawyer Fadli Fawzi, 44, first stood for election in 2020 under the Workers’ Party banner in Marine Parade GRC. However, his team did not win that year.
While the party has not confirmed where their deputy organising secretary will be standing in the upcoming election, he has been spotted walking the ground in the same area.
He dropped by The Usual Place to share with Natasha what drove him to stay the course in politics, even though the last result wasn’t in his favour.
Also, he dishes on how the 2020 election led him to connect with his wife, and which Workers’ Party member is Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s lookalike.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:45 Lessons he learnt from his first GE
4:00 Why did he say yes to running?
6:15 How Mr Fadli met his wife because of the election
9:24 A soft spot for the underdog: Mr Fadli on why he joined WP
13:10 He explains the tagline on his social media
15:20 What will be different for him should he be fielded in GE2025
18:16 Cat treats: His trick to break the ice with residents
21:00 Will he recite another pantun (poem) during Nomination Day?
22:25 Issues he plans to champion for the Malay/Muslim community
25:01 His pitch to the voters to choose the WP
26:48 Who does Mr Fadli think is the “Shah Rukh Khan” of the WP?
29:20 Set aside a little kindness during the election, says Mr Fadli
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