Mumbai, Sept. 11 -- Launching a blistering attack on the state administration, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MLA Aaditya Thackeray today squarely blamed the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) leadership for alleged rampant exam irregularities, paper leaks and the escalating distress among aspirants.

Addressing the media after meeting Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan with concrete evidence of malpractices, he warned that if the MPSC chairman refuses to step down voluntarily, he will be forced out. Dismissing the state-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) as an 'eyewash that yields no substantive reports', he demanded an immediate, high-level judicial inquiry instead.

Alleging deep-seated corruption run by a syndicate of brokers, Th...