The Sutlej-Yamuna Canal, which is at the centre of a conflict between the singer's native state of Punjab and neighbouring Haryana, is discussed in the music video.
After receiving a complaint from the government, YouTube has taken down a popular music video created posthumously by the deceased Sikh artist Sidhu Moose Wala in India.
The Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which has been at the centre of a protracted water dispute between the late Sikh rapper's native state of Punjab and neighbouring Haryana, is the subject of the song "SYL."
The song, which was published posthumously on Thursday, also dealt with other delicate subjects including the violent riots against the Sikh community that erupted in India in 1984 and the army's invasion of a significant Sikh shrine in Amritsar that same year.
Before it was removed on Sunday, the video had amassed around 30 million views and 3.3 million likes on the singer's YouTube page.
A notice was displayed on the song URL explaining that "This content is not available on this country domain owing to a legal complaint from the government."
A YouTube representative said in an email to the AFP news agency that the music had merely been taken down "keeping with local laws and our Terms of Service after a thorough evaluation."
According to local media reports, Moose Wala's family referred to the song's removal as "unjust" and urged the government to drop the complaint.
They may be able to outlaw the song, but they will not be able to erase Siddhu from peoples' hearts. The Hindustan Times article reported uncle Chamkaur Singh as saying, "We will consider legal possibilities with attorneys.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in power, did not answer when Al Jazeera contacted them for comment.
Activists for internet freedom are worried about the restriction of internet content .