'I am sure that the virus will spread more in the state. Then the state government will be caught off-guard,' he added.

He said his political boss Mamata Banerjee is more concerned about swine flu than the state government.

'When I had gone to Indonesia (to attend an International AIDS meet), didi (Banerjee)called me back saying that the swine flu was spreading in West Bengal,' he said.

'If you don't believe, then see this text message,' he said showing an SMS that he received from his party boss on the spread of swine flu.

The minister said that the central government is not neglecting any state governments in tackling swine flu.

In India, over 2,400 people have been infected by the H1N1 virus and at least 36 have died so far. Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka are the three most affected states in the country so far.