Claims on Sambhaji in book on Maharashtra’s history triggers row Updated: Updated: NCP, BJP, Cong. demand apology from author, recall of copies Share Article NCP, BJP, Cong. demand apology from author, recall of copies A book by a senior journalist, which tracks the State’s history from the times of the Satavahanas, has stoked controversy over its allegedly “unproven” claim about Chhatrapati Sambhaji, warrior king and son of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Several politicians and organisations parties have demanded an apology from the author and a ban on the book. In his Renaissance State: The unwritten story of the Making of Maharashtra, Girish Kuber, editor of leading Marathi daily