Thiruvananthapurm, Mar 2 (Reporter) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said here on Sunday that India must courageously thwart demographic dislocations as it can't suffer millions of illegal migrants. Delivering the 4th P. Parameswaran Memorial Lecture on "Democracy, Demography, Development and the Future of Bharat," organised by Bharatheeya Vicharakendram the Vice President said unchecked flow is threatening the country's culture. "How can a nation suffer millions of illegal migrants? Look at their number. Look at the danger they bring to this country," Dhankhar said. "It is very urgent. This has to be addressed. We are Cliff hanging. We must generate awareness. The mindset of the people must be activated. Every Bharatiya must be skilled to face this challenge," he said. "Unchecked flow is threatening our culture also. I would urge we must courageously thwart these demographic dislocations," he added. "Everyone in this country is fired with a zeal of nationalism. These people come, make demand on our employment, on our health, on our education sectors, and then become a factor in electoral politics," he said. Expressing his concern over inorganic demographic transitions, Dhankhar stated, “ Demography does matter. Demography should not be confused with majoritarianism. We cannot have a society divided in these two camps." "But ladies and gentlemen, the nation is faced with grim challenges when it comes to demography. The demographic evolution must be organic. It must be natural. It must be soothing. Only then it reflect unity in diversity." "But if demographic variations are brought about like a virtual earthquake, there is cause for concern. If inorganic demographic variations take place with intent to increase demographic components with the object of securing prowess then we have to be alarmed. This is being done. This is noticeably being done." "We are at a stage, crossroads where we can neither overlook nor countenance this highly destabilising development. We have to be extremely alert. All have to converge to preserve the pristine demographic sanctity of Bharat," he said. “As of now in the country we have, from an electoral point of view areas where elections do not make much sense. We have fortresses in the country that have emerged in the last few years, where the outcome of the election is always foreclosed by demographic dislocations." Addressing these very daunting challenges, policy interventions alone are not sufficient. We have to appreciate and recognize these challenges as existential to our Nationalism and also to our democracy, he added. Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram Director R Sanjayan, Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar, spouse of the Vice-President, R.V. Arlekar, Governor of Kerala, V Muraleedharan, former Union Minister, former BJP MLA O Rajagopal, Kendram President CV Jayamani and other dignitaries were present on the occasion...////...