the day after polling as some leaders and cadres took a break it was time for voters who received bribes in lieu of votes to take stock they received gold coins tv sets grocery and meat while one party even offered to pay a loan instalment it was clear that many were only too happy to make the most of the generosity of the politiciansr brinda from karur was upset over the low quality of anklets given by a party on election day she told toi that substandard silver was used to make them and she felt cheated while anklets were distributed to woo women voters another party distributed tokens for gold coins many of the voters were busy claiming their gift using the token on wednesday some of the voters were even upset over the delay in getting the tokens exchangedviralimalai assembly segment witnessed some innovative ways to bribe voters right from gold nose pins and silk saris a major party had given tokens for television sets to voters after voting for the said party voters are awaiting the delivery of the tv setss krishnan from thanjavur said he got coupons to get grocery worth 2000 from a nearby shop he said political parties have also come forward to pay an emi of his loan in a finance company a voter from thiruvottiyur said voters could get meat tokens based on the number of members in a family voters were given tokens using which they can get a kilogram or two of meat a kg of goat meat sells for rs 750 to rs 800 in the marketonline payment apps were widely used in urban areas especially coimbatore and chennai while the election commission is monitoring unusual transactions these went largely unnoticed thanks to meticulous planning and execution by the parties