>> On Monday night, Sonia’s sudden illness attracted as much interest in journalistic circles as that of Shekhar Gupta’s announcement of his relinquishing charge of his CEO position at the Indian Express. Truth be told, it was the latter that had the media grapevine on standby. And that is because Gupta, a larger than life personality, had for years been one of the industry’s poster boys. Someone who had managed to successfully take on the role of super editor, publisher, CEO and brand manager all in one even as he held the title of group editor in-chief.