India, Jan. 7 -- Oxford University Press (India) issued a public notice on Tuesday apologising to MP Udayanraje Bhosale, a direct 13th-generation descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, over objectionable content published about the Maratha king in a book released over two decades ago.

The English-language book, 'Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India', authored by American historian James Laine, was published by Oxford University Press on February 13, 2003. The publisher, in its notice, acknowledged that certain statements about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj were published without adequate verification.

According to the notice, objectionable references appeared on pages 31, 33, 34 and 93 of the book. The publisher admitted that the cont...