TORONTO (The Thursday Times) — Toronto Blue Jays ke outfielder Anthony Santander ne Abdul El-Sayed ke Michigan se pehle Muslim US senator muntakhab hone ke baad social media par Muslim mukhalif posts share karne par maafi maang li hai, aur kaha hai ke is mawaad se dil-aazari hui aur yeh unke apne nazariyat ke munafi tha.
Jumme ko apni Instagram story par jaari bayan mein 32 saala Venezuelan khiladi ne kaha ke ghaur-o-fikr aur qaabil-e-aitmaad logon se guftagu ke baad unhein ehsaas hua ke unhein share kiye gaye mawaad aur awami platform ke saath aane wali zimmedari ke baare mein zyada mohtaat hona chahiye tha. Unhon ne kaha ke woh Muslim biradari ka ehtiraam karte hain aur nafrat phailane wala mawaad share na karne ka ahd kiya.
Santander ne yeh posts 4 November ko, Amriki wast-e-muddati intikhabat ke agle roz, share keen aur agle din delete kar deen. In mein ek Masihi muballigh ki Musalmanon ki tehqeer par mabni video aur ek aur post shamil thi jis mein daawa kiya gaya tha ke El-Sayed ki jeet ke baad America par Shariat nafiz kar di jayegi. Yeh jeet aisi intikhabi muhim ke baad mili thi jis mein Muslim mukhalif badsulooki mein numayan izafa dekha gaya.
Club ne pehle maafi maangi
Santander ki maafi us ke ek din baad aayi jab Blue Jays ke president aur chief executive Mark Shapiro ne community rehnumaon se mulaqat ke baad Muslim biradari aur team ke fans se maafi maangi. General manager Ross Atkins ne hafte ke aaghaz mein kaha tha ke unhon ne Santander se is tanaze par awami satah par baat karne ko kaha hai.
National Council of Canadian Muslims ke media aur communications lead Steven Zhou ne kaha ke woh club ke saath pehli mulaqat ke baad pur-umeed hain. Unhon ne kaha, "Pehli mulaqat ke baad hum is baat par muttafiq ho gaye hain ke is tarah ka bayaniya sirf pareshan-kun aur takleef-deh nahin, balke Canada jaise mulk mein haqeeqi khatraat paida karta hai."
Zhou ne mazeed kaha, "In khatarnak bayaniyon ko aage barhane ki koi zaroorat nahin, khaas taur par agar aap ek awami shakhsiyat hain."
Blue Jays Major League Baseball ki wahid Canadian team hai. 2021 ki mardam shumari ke mutabiq Canada mein 17 lakh 80 hazaar se zaid Musalman aabad hain, aur Toronto ke 28 lakh bashindon mein se taqreeban har das mein se ek Musalman hai.
Tadeebi karrawai par khamoshi
Na club aur na hi us ki maalik company Rogers Communications ne yeh bataya hai ke aaya Santander ke khilaf in posts par koi tadeebi karrawai hogi, ya team ki social media policy ka in par kis tarah itlaq hoga.
Toronto ki crisis communications firm Sovereign ke managing partner Morgan McLellan ne kaha ke club ki jaanib se Islamophobia ki muzammat ek achhi shuruaat hai lekin yeh fauran aani chahiye thi. Unhon ne kaha, "Ek hafte se zaid arse ki tanqeed ke baad yeh radd-e-amal aisa lagta hai jaise barhte dabao ka nateeja ho, na ke un aqdaar se wazeh wabastagi ka jin ki numaindagi ka club daawa karta hai."
Santander ne 2024 mein Baltimore Orioles ke liye 44 home runs banane ke baad January 2025 mein Toronto ke saath paanch saal ka 9 crore 25 lakh dollar ka muahida kiya tha. Blue Jays ke saath injuries se mutasir pehle season mein un ki batting average .175 rahi aur unhon ne chhe home runs banaye, jabke injury ke baais woh 2026 ka poora season nahin khel sake. Tawaqqo hai ke February mein spring training shuru hone tak woh fit ho jayenge.
