TikToker claims being kicked out of pho restaurant: Hanoi Department of Information and Communications officially speaks up

Regarding the case of a male TikToker claiming to have been "kicked out of the shop because he was in a wheelchair" that has been causing a stir in recent days, the leader of the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications said that the functional unit is verifying, clarifying and handling violations, if any.

This afternoon (January 19), the Hanoi People's Committee held a press conference to inform about the socio-economic situation in 2023, key tasks in 2024 and the work of serving people of all walks of life in the capital city. Celebrate Lunar New Year Giap Thin 2024.

At the press conference, answering questions from press agencies about the incident of a TikToker in a wheelchair claiming to be kicked out of the restaurant, Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Huong - Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Information and Communications said, Currently, the Department Inspectorate is participating to clarify related information.

According to Ms. Huong, if there are any violations, they will be handled according to regulations, but it also shows humanity because the subject is sensitive. She added: "More importantly after this incident, regardless of whether the authorities punish or not, whether there are violations or no violations, it is also a lesson learned for those participating in social networks. , enhancing the responsibility of social network participants in general".

Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications also affirmed that after receiving information to process and verify the case, the functional unit will inform again about this issue.

Previously, on January 12, a male TikToker named VML posted on his personal page an article titled: "I was kicked out of the shop because I was in... a wheelchair!". Specifically, L. said he and his girlfriend went to a pho restaurant in Hanoi. Due to congenital paralysis, he had to use a wheelchair. When they asked the staff to carry people and cars over the steps, they were refused with the answer "my shop doesn't have staff to carry people like you".

After being successfully uploaded, the famous TikToker's post quickly attracted public attention, receiving more than 40,000 likes, more than 20,000 comments and shares with many mixed opinions.

Many people expressed frustration with the pho restaurant's actions in discriminating against people with disabilities. Besides the few people who appear to believe in this story and sympathize with VML, the majority of netizens are skeptical that this is an untrue story.

That's why, below L.'s post, netizens flooded in to leave comments expressing their indignation. Some other people also asked the authorities to intervene to clarify, and also asked the male TikToker to name the two pho restaurants to easily handle the case.

Afterwards, a representative of the pho restaurant on Nam Ngu Street (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi) confirmed that TikToker VML is a regular customer of the restaurant, often eating pho in the evening. On the morning of January 12, this man and his girlfriend went to the shop.

Because the entrance to the restaurant was small and it was raining, the owner invited two people to sit at the opposite cafe and then had the staff serve pho. However, L. still wanted to come in and be welcomed by the restaurant normally.

Also according to this person, the male TikToker and his girlfriend sat at the first table, behind the owner. The shop owner also reminded him not to sit in this position next time, because it made it difficult for them to sell.

The male customer was still smiling and eating normally, but later posted information on social networks implying that he was being scorned by the restaurant. The owner of the pho restaurant affirmed that she never uses vulgar language to drive away customers, especially people with disabilities.

Faced with public outrage, the shop extracted the camera at the time of the incident. According to the camera image, when VML and his girlfriend entered the restaurant, because the path was too narrow (less than 1 meter), the owner and staff moved the furniture and the noodle basket to another location so that the wheelchair could move. enter the shop.

Mr. L. sat right behind the shop owner. After the male TikToker and his girlfriend settled down, the meal took place normally. After the couple finished eating, the restaurant staff continued to help push the man's wheelchair out.

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