{
  "id": 1508666,
  "title": "Pen Civic Body Removes Controversial Modern Art Depicting Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pen-civic-body-removes-controversial-modern-art-depicting-chhatrapati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:50:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/pen-civic-body-removes-controversial-modern-art-depicting-chhatrapati-sambhaji-maharaj"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Raigad: A controversy over a modern-art depiction of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj installed at the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chowk on Chinchapada Ring Road in Pen has been resolved after the civic administration removed the artwork following objections from Shivaji Maharaj and Sambhaji Maharaj devotees. The depiction had drawn strong criticism from several Shiv-premi groups and citizens, who…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}