Mergan Chetty (born 17 January 1968) is a South African politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Following John Steenhuisen's election as leader of the DA, he was appointed to his shadow cabinet in the same position.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.