of the dmk distributing money this election will be fought on issues not money power the voters this time wont favour the aiadmk even if it distributes money he says et magazine could not elicit a response from the aiadmktoken for vote the voters do acknowledge that political parties resort to distributing cash and gifts to woo them yes various methods are used to get votes many voters take the decision only at the last minute says e thangavelu 53 who worked in a royal enfield bike factory in ranipet in tamil nadu before joining his wifes flower shop in the temple town of kanchipuram he repeatedly says that he has never taken any bribe from political agents and will not do so this time either saravanan 42 who sells saris in kanchipuram concedes that token system was prevalent in earlier elections i have heard there are stringent rules this time many shopkeepers may not accept tokens this time he says the voters are usually given tokens for denominations like rs 500 rs 1000 etc with which they can buy anything from designated shops in the locality the candidates through their middlemen later settle the debt with shopkeepers for ecs enforcement agencies the tokens have posed a bigger challenge than the movement of hard cash after all they are trained to seize cash not tackle tokens