Mergan Chetty

Mergan Chetty (born 17 January 1968) is a South African politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Democratic Alliance (DA).

He was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2019 South African general election.

He has been a member of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation (National Assembly Committees) since 27 June 2019.

Controversies In 2017, The ANC KwaZulu-Natal laid charges of crimen injuria against Chetty after he was allegedly caught on tape using the term “makwerekwere,” a derogatory word used against foreigners of African origin.

In 2023, a voice note of a meeting between Chetty and other DA councillors was leaked to the Mail & Guardian. In the expletive laden recording, Chetty told DA councillors “if there was money (coming from municipal contractors)” it should rather be channeled to the DA constituency office as “the party has a right to take donations,” instead of them taking money as individuals.