Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the "poison of appeasement" is weakening as development takes place. Addressing a rally in Azamgarh, earlier seen as a family bastion of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, the PM took a dig again at RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav's recent remark and said 140 crore Indians are his family. Modi said Azamgarh, which was once considered backward, is a shining star today and writing a new chapter of development for the country. "Today, the star of Azamgarh is shining. There was a time when there would be an event in Delhi and other states would join in. Today, the event is being held in Azamgarh and thousands of people from different parts of the country are connecting with Azamgarh," Modi said. Before his speech, Modi inaugurated and laid the foundations of projects worth Rs 34,700 crore in the state. The PM said one must not link these projects with elections and added that he sped up the development works to achieve the dream of a devel