New Delhi: The Maharashtra Cyber Cell has booked at least four Wikipedia editors for failing to remove what the government deems “objectionable content” about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, escalating a conflict between authorities and the online encyclopedia platform. This action follows Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s directive to address what the government describes as the distortion of historical facts.

“I have asked the Inspector General of Maharashtra cyber cell to communicate with Wikipedia officials and ask them to remove the objectionable matter against Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. We will not tolerate such writings on open-source platforms where historical facts are distorted. I have ordered the officials to take whatever steps that are required to be taken,” Fadnavis had said.

The Cyber Cell’s action stems from a notice sent to Wikipedia requesting the........

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