# Vijay launches India Today Tamil YouTube channel at Roundtable

2026-08-17T05:58:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets (3 source reports)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay inaugurated the India Today Tamil YouTube channel on Monday with a call to 'let truth speak louder', during the India Today Tamil Nadu Roundtable in Chennai. The event marks his government's 100 days in office and is his first media interaction since taking power in May after the 2026 assembly elections. The Roundtable features sessions on delimitation, the Cauvery dispute, corruption, and investment. Speakers include Sports Minister Aadhav Arjuna, former BJP leader K Annamalai, MDMK MP Durai Vaiko, Congress MP Praveen Chakravarty, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, PMK MP Anbumani Ramadoss, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, and actor Dhruv Vikram. The Federal reports that critics question the government's transparency and inexperience, while the administration highlights a corruption-free start and welfare schemes including a Rs 6,000 crore farm loan waiver.

## Coverage

- indiatoday.in <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/let-truth-speak-louder-vijay-inaugurates-india-today-tamil-youtube-channel-2972879-2026-08-17?utm_source=rss>
- indiatoday.in (2) <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/vijay-india-today-tamil-roundtable-first-conference-100-days-visions-challenges-tvk-2972803-2026-08-17?utm_source=rss>
- thefederal.com <https://thefederal.com/category/states/south/tamil-nadu/100-days-of-cm-vijay-hits-misses-and-everything-in-between-253802>

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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T13:06:12+00:00.

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