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-- [Overview](#overview)
-- [Current Maintainers](#current-maintainers)
-- [Emeritus](#emeritus)
-
 ## Overview
 
-[This document](https://github.com/opensearch-project/.github/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md#maintainer-responsibilities) explains who the maintainers are (see below), what they do in this repo, and how they should be doing it. If you're interested in contributing, see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-project/.github/RESPONSIBILITIES.md](https://github.com/opensearch-project/.github/blob/main/RESPONSIBILITIES.md#maintainer-responsibilities) that explains what the role of maintainer means, what maintainers do in this and other repos, and how they should be doing it. If you're interested in contributing, and becoming a maintainer, see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## Current Maintainers