Devendra Fadnavis Directs Action Against "Objectionable" Wikipedia Content On Sambhaji Maharaj

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Maharashtra CM orders police to get ‘objectionable’ content about Sambhaji removed from Wikipedia

Historical facts must be ‘properly projected’ and that ‘any distortion’ would not be tolerated, said Devendra Fadnavis.

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Devendra Fadnavis Directs Action Against "Objectionable" Wikipedia Content On Sambhaji Maharaj

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said he had directed the state cyber police to approach Wikipedia, and ask for the removal of 'objectionable' content about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj on the popular online encyclopedia. Distortion of history on open-source platforms such as Wikipedia would not be tolerated, he told reporters, replying to a question about some organizations in the state flagging the allegedly wrong inform…

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Wikipedia gets police notice over 'objectionable' content on Sambhaji Maharaj

Objectionable comments about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj appeared on Wikipedia days after the release of Chhaava, a Bollywood film starring Vicky Kaushal, based on the life of the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire.

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Maharashtra CM directs cyber police to get objectionable content on Sambhaji Maharaj removed from Wikipedia

The objection regarding highly revered King Sambhaji Maharaj came in the wake of the recently released film titled Chhaava.

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Remove derogatory and objectionable reference from Wikipedia about Sambhaji Maharaj: Fadnavis

The references about Sambhaji Maharaj on Wikipedia became a point of discussion after the release of Chhava, a Hindi film on the warrior-king, which was released last Friday to spectacular reviews.

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Can we rely on Wikipedia? Not according to college and high school teachers who would like their students to do a thorough research work. Yes, according to the same students who find the online encyclopedia very practical. Not according to a growing number of personalities who point to the quasi-systematic biases of Wikipedia on current issues. Neutrality being undermined: Wikipedia at the service of an ideology? Behind its apparent neutrality, …