PARIS (The Thursday Times) — Paanch baar Olympic gold medal jeetne wale judo champion Teddy Riner, jo peer ko France ki 2027 ki sadarti daur mein shamil hue, ne apni ummeedwari par Sadr Emmanuel Macron ki tareef ko radd karte hue use "zehar ka pyala" qarar de diya hai.
37 saala Riner ne hafte ko apni intikhabi muhim ke silsile mein France mein tayyar kardah masnoo'aat ke ek tijarati mele ka daura karte hue kaha: "Main sadr ka numainda nahin hoon. Agar mujhe sadr ki mubarakbad ko bayan karna ho to main kahunga ke yeh zehar ke pyale jaisi hai."
Macron, jo musalsal teesri muddat ke liye intikhab nahin lar sakte, ne chand ghanton ke andar hi is elaan ka khair-maqdam kiya tha. Unhon ne Riner ko "azeem champion" qarar diya jin ki ummeedwari "mulk ke liye faida-mand hi ho sakti hai". Magar yeh tareef ab bojh ban gayi hai: guzishta maah ek survey mein Macron ki maqbooliyat 15 feesad tak gir gayi, jabke mehngai aur police ke rawaiye ke khilaf ehtijaj mulk bhar mein phail chuka hai.
'To phir haan, main bilkul pagal hoon'
Riner ne social media par ek video ke zariye apni ummeedwari ka elaan kiya aur khud ko ek aise ghair-riwayati ummeedwar ke taur par paish kiya jo France ko siyasi intihaon se door le ja sakta hai. Unhon ne kaha: "France ko kisi aise pesha-war siyasatdan ki zaroorat nahin jo saara din sabaq ratta aur jhagarta rahe. Use aql-e-saleem, mazbooti, insaaf aur ek aisi riyasat ki zaroorat hai jo moamlaat durust kare."
Unhon ne apne naqideen ki baaton ka pehle se andaza laga liya. Unhon ne kaha: "Mujhe maloom hai log mere baare mein kya kahenge: 'Yeh pagal hai. Yeh establishment ka hissa nahin. Ise usool maloom nahin.' Agar sar na jhukana aur afra-tafri ko qubool na karna mujhe pagal banata hai to phir haan, main bilkul pagal hoon."
Guadeloupe mein paida hone wale Riner 2007 mein 18 baras ki umar mein judo ke sab se kam-umar aalmi champion bane aur 2010 se 2020 tak ek dahai na-qabil-e-shikast rahe. Unhon ne 2024 mein Paris mein Olympic mashaal roshan ki thi aur ab bhi 2028 ke Los Angeles Olympics mein hissa lene ki umeed rakhte hain, "agar ohda is ki ijazat de".
Na baayan bazu, na daayan bazu
Riner ka kehna hai ke woh na baayen bazu se ta'alluq rakhte hain na daayen bazu se. Ek akhbari interview mein unhon ne pension islahaat aur social security ke wajibaat mein kami ki himayat ka ishara diya, jo markaz-pasand daayen bazu ke voters ko mutawajjeh kar sakta hai, jabke is baat par afsos ka izhar bhi kiya ke kisi naujawan ka mustaqbil "durust ta'alluqaat, durust naam ya durust rang" na hone ki wajah se "barbaad" ho sakta hai.
September mein unhon ne kaha tha ke intihai daayen bazu ke urooj se unhein tashweesh hoti hai, jis ke baad unhein nasal-parastana paighamaat ki lehar ka saamna karna para. Paris ke prosecutors ne is badsulooki ki tehqiqat shuru kar di.
Raaye-aama ke jaaizon ke mutabiq April 2027 ke intikhab ke pehle marhale mein intihai daayen bazu ki rehnuma Marine Le Pen sabqat le rahi hain, aur mumkina taur par doosre marhale mein un ka muqabla intihai baayen bazu ke Jean-Luc Mélenchon se hoga. Markaz-pasand daayan bazu kisi ek ummeedwar par muttafiq nahin ho saka, aur sabiq wazir-e-azam Édouard Philippe haaliya surveys mein teesre number par chale gaye hain.
Ballot paper par naam lane ke liye Riner ko pehle kam az kam 30 departments ya samandar-paar ilaqon se 500 muntakhib numaindon ke dastkhat jama karne honge, yeh ek aisi rukawat hai jis ne maazi ki daur mein kai ghair-riwayati ummeedwaron ko bahar rakha.
