India, Jan. 15 -- The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday ordered a probe into complaints of erasable electoral ink being used during the civic polls in Maharashtra and warned of action against those "creating confusion" after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray flagged the issue.

Thackeray accused the state election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare of "openly siding" with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance and demanded his suspension.

Waghmare announced the inquiry into the complaints of erasable electoral ink and said that claims about acetone or nail polish being able to remove it are false. He warned that anyone attempting to remove the ink or spread confusion among voters would face legal action.

"The inde...