The RSS Chief K.S. Sudarshan went on record on June 14 in Nagpur to argue that the controversial film Girlfriend"seeks to introduce unnatural ideas of homosexuality in our society ... practices that have cost societydear and are responsible for new diseases like AIDS". He was on live TV expressing his "worry" about theeffect of the film on the moral character of girls, and argued the movie "wouldencourage same-sex love, when countries like Australia are trying to pass laws against it...It is against ourculture" This outburst came when he was asked for his views on the violent protests led by the moral police headed by Shiv Sena ongrounds of the film being "objectionable and against Indian culture".