Mumbai, May 24 -- Shiv Sena UBT MP Arvind Sawant on Sunday criticised BJP leader Kirit Somaiya over the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, asking the Centre how many infiltrators have been deported from the country since the BJP-led NDA came to power.

Speaking to ANI, Sawant termed Somaiya "the most malicious man in the country" and questioned the Centre over the number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants identified and deported so far, while also questioning the government's handling of the issue over the years.

"He (Somaiya) is the most malicious man in the country. He has been given a job, and the BJP wants to make it work by publishing it through all media and all those things... The nation wants to know how many Bangladeshis yo...