A question of positioning

Vijay Darda may have been questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly misusing his position as Rajya Sabha MP and influencing the allocation of coal blocks in Chhattisgarh to a company called JLD Yavatmal Energy Limited, in which he is director and his son is associated. But this has not deterred him from leveraging his position for his core business venture as chairman of the Lokmat media group. Darda recently sent out letters to editors requesting coverage of the launch of Lokmat Samachar's Chhindwara edition. This would have been unexceptionable had it not been for the fact that the letters were signed by Darda as "Editor-in-Chief" but sent out on his Rajya Sabha letterhead, complete with an embossed gilt Ashok Chakra and a list of the official positions he holds.