Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 -- Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday that Indians cannot afford to distance themselves from the core values of Sanatan and engage in polarized, divisive activities. He lamented that politics has become polarized and deeply divided, with tensions running high.

Dhankhar was delivering the fourth P Parameswaran Memorial Lecture, organized by Bharatheeya Vicharakendram in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.

"Politics has become polarized, vertically divisive, and temperatures are ever high. Core national and civilisational values are no longer the central theme. As meaningful dialogue fades, so do the pillars of cooperation, collaboration, and consensus," Dhankhar said.

"In this country that takes pride in...