St Stephen’s principal Valson Thampu, who has been under constant attack by some alumni of the college for allegedly bringing bad name to the institution, on Wednesday dared them to debate the “facts” with him on a “neutral forum”.
Thampu claimed that his tenure has been a “nightmare” and referred the alumni pointing fingers at him as “disgruntled elements” who pretend to have love for their alma mater.
Last week, prominent alumni, including Arjun awardee Raja Randhir Singh, former Congress MP Sandip Dikshit, BJD MP Kalikesh, Congress leader Sharmishtha Mukherjee, had come out against Thampu’s move to push for amendment of the college’s 102-year-old constitution for empowering the principal and the Church of North India (CNI). MP Kirti Azad had described the present situation at his alma mater as “disgusting”.
Published 16 December 2015, 20:12 IST