Will Protect The Former President: Sri Lanka Defence Secretary to NDTV

Soon after sensational claims of Sri Lankan authorities issuing shoot-on-sight orders on Tuesday to quell unrest a day after the island was hit by deadly violence and rioting over a dire economic crisis, the Lankan government has sought to set the record straight by explaining what the order meant.Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Sri Lanka's Secretary to the Defence Ministry General G. D. H. Kamal Gunaratne clarified that it's not a clear shoot on sight order and that the extreme step would only be used as a last resort.