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Did Dec 6 2019 mark the first video-recorded (covert-ish) attempt to inject the word 'Liberal' into the Indian constitution?

Video-excerpt source : 09:50.7 to 10:11.9  in https://youtu.be/ntnF8y5iHTs?t=590 This piece is written on Dec 10 2019.  Fact : As on Dec 10 2019,  neither  the word 'Liberal'  nor  the word 'Liberalism' exists in the Indian constitution.  At Chennai International Centre, on Dec 06 2019, Salman Khurshid (saab) has been recorded to have made the following statements:  " Now I think, therefore, Secular, secularism has been thrashed so much that we need to look for another word that doesn't have the baggage . And that word, in legal, in in political philosophy is 'Liberal'. What is it (sic.) take to be a Liberal? A 'Liberal' is a person who says "you have a right to be wrong. "" [refer to video-excerpt above; almost verbatim] On Salman Khurshid's point about 'Secular' and 'Secularism' (in green above), it might not be out of place to be reminded about the following:  "Appeal C