Shankaracharya Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swami said god has blessed PM Narendra Modi and that his government is 'NDA', which means "Narendra Damodardas ka Anushasan (discipline of Narendra Damodardas)". "We need a virtuous leader...a leader who unites everyone," Shankaracharya added. He was addressing a function after the inauguration of RJ Sankara Eye Hospital in Varanasi by PM Modi.