The fear of a major threat to the tribe living on the North Sentinel Island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands has worried rights groups. This threat has come after a secret visit to the island by an American tourist who left a bottle of Coca-Cola there.
After the arrest of an American tourist from India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, fears have increased about the threat to the world's most dangerous tribe. This is because it is feared that this tribe has a bottle of Coca-Cola which the arrested American has left on their island. Experts say that Coca-Cola can pose a threat to the existence of this tribe. The Sentillan tribe living on the North Sentinel Island of Andaman has no contact with the outside world. The Sentinelese people do not like to meet any outsider. In 2018, an American missionary tried to visit here, who was killed by the islanders. Now an American YouTuber has surprised everyone by traveling to this island.
He left a coconut and a bottle of coke and came back
Andaman authorities have arrested an American citizen named Mikhailo Viktorovich Polyakov. 24-year-old Viktorovich had recently traveled to North Sentinel Island. During this time, he tried to give coconut and coke to the people of the Sentinelese tribe. According to the report, Viktorovich reached this island via a motor boat. During this time, he tried to call the islanders by making noise. When no one came, he landed on the island and left coconut and coke there and came back.
Outside contact can cause great destruction on the island
British media outlet The Sun has quoted police sources as saying that the coke can has not been recovered yet. It is unlikely to be recovered soon, as police entry to the island is also prohibited. The Sentinelese tribe has no contact with the outside world, so meeting outsiders can be extremely dangerous due to the lack of immunity to common diseases. This can cause the tribe living on the island to come in contact with a new type of germs, which can lead to a devastating epidemic. The bodies of the Sentinelese people are not prepared for things like soda drinks and this can prove dangerous for them.
Viktorovich's visit to Sentinel has been criticized, saying he put the safety of the Sentinelese people at risk. Caroline Pearce, director of the indigenous rights group Survival International, said: "It's hard to believe that someone could be so reckless and stupid. This man not only put his own life at risk, but the lives of the entire Sentinelese tribe."