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Fear of Sentinelese and a missionary.

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Lets get straight into this matter where on  17th Nov, a American citizen named John Allen Chau was killed by tribals of sentinel island of Andaman and Nicobar,India. Tribals used bow and arrow to kill him. Chau went their with mission to spread word of God Jesus and to convert tribals to Christianity.He has with him a waterproof bible and with the help of local fishermen, illegally entered the island which was protected by Indian government. And there is large section of people back home calling him a religious martyr whereas many are condemning the irresponsible act of Chau for entering the restricted  region. WHY TRIBALS KILLED HIM? We don't have any clue to why they killed him but lets see history of tribals interacting with outsiders. 1) Sentinelese are described as "uncontacted' but this is not strictly true. They has significantly contact in 1880 with commonder Portman. Portman was given job to administer and pacify Andaman islands by  E