New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack on St. Stephen's College principal Valson Thampu for "maligning her academic career", the research scholar who was allegedly molested by a teacher in the college has said that he was only interested in defending his own staff.

"I have been a topper since my school. Just in order to divert the molestation charges against his staff member, he (Thampu) is trying to malign my image," she told IANS, reacting to his blog post. She added that Thampu and the college administration were "too negligent to take pursuit of her complaint".