Who is Ronak Khatri? The DUSU President making waves at Delhi University

DUSU President Ronak Khatri has emerged as a prominent figure in student politics.

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00:00That's Raunak Khatri, the Doosu president, barging into Lakshmibai College and smearing

00:11Kao Dung on the principal's office walls.

00:16He did this after a video showing the principal coating classroom walls with Kao Dung went

00:21viral.

00:21But this is not the first time Khatri has made headlines.

00:24In March 2025, at SRCC Delhi, he clashed with faculty over the death of a campus doc, accusing

00:30the administration of apathy.

00:32A viral video showed him arguing.

00:34The staff called it unruly misbehavior and demanded a ban on his entry.

00:38In January 2025, he led a student protest to confront the Faculty of Arts D, questioned

00:43his academic record and allegedly snatched his phone.

00:46The dean resigned soon after, citing a physically threatening environment.

00:49Khatri also led surprise inspections of tobacco shops near colleges, urging police action

00:54against shopkeepers selling tobacco to students.

01:00On social media, Khatri comes across as larger than life, cruising in white SUVs, feeding cows

01:05at Gaushala's and blending politics with theatrics to craft the image of a leader in the making.

01:10The 23-year-old from Narela is the first NSUI member to lead Doosu in seven years.

01:15A third-year law student at Campus Law Center, Khatri has his eyes on the Lok Sabah, he said.

01:20On campus, Khatri is called the Matka Man, known for placing waterpots across TU during

01:25Delhi's brutal summer.

01:26Faculty and Delhi University Teachers Association have slammed his confrontational style as disrespectful

01:32and part of a rising masculine politics on campus.

01:35Khatri's supporters defend his approach, arguing he's simply doing what it takes to be heard

01:39but in a system that often ignores student voices.

01:46What do you make of this style?

01:47Let us know in the comments below.