India, Feb. 19 -- The Maharashtra Cyber has issued a notice to the US-based Wikipedia Foundation to remove "objectionable" content on Maratha Empire king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj from the Wikipedia page, reports said on Wednesday.

The action comes after several groups complained about the platform's alleged defamatory content concerning Sambhaji Maharaj, according to a news agency PTI report.

The objections comes under light amid the Hindi film "Chhava" running on theatres, based on the life of Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of Maratha empire founder Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

The notice comes after Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis contacted Maharashtra Cyber to contact Wikipedia and ask for the removal of the objectionabl...