neelam sanjiva reddy was appointed as the chairman of the drafting committee of the constitution.
who was appointed as the chairman of the drafting committee of the constitution?
neelam sanjiva reddy
he was the advocate general of the madras presidency from 1929 to 1944. he played a major role in drafting the constitution of india. the main architect of indian constitution, dr. b.r. ambedkar, who also chaired the constitution's drafting committee, credited alladi's contribution: “there were in the drafting committee men bigger, better and more competent than myself such as my friend sir alladi krishnaswamy iyer." when the constituent assembly adopted the principle of universal adult franchise, shri a.k. iyer, a member, remarked that this was done, “with an abundant faith in the common man and the ultimate success of democratic rule, and in the full belief that the introduction of democratic government on the basis of adult suffrage will bring enlightenment and promote the well-being, the standard of life, the comfort, and the decent living of the common man”.
alladi krishnaswamy iyer
the drafting and adoption of the new constitution was not without controversy, however, as sectarian tensions in iraq figured heavily in the process. the chairman of the drafting committee, humam hamoudi, regularly made statements which were interpreted as meaning that there would be no compromises on sunni demands. the deadline for the conclusion of drafting was extended on four occasions because of the lack of consensus on religious language. in the end, only three of the 15 sunni members of the drafting committee attended the signing ceremony, and none of them signed it. sunni leaders were split as to whether to support the constitution. saleh al-mutlaq, the chief sunni negotiator, urged followers of his hewar front to vote against it, but the biggest sunni block, the iraqi accord front did support the document after receiving promises that it would be reviewed and amended, taking into account their views. a constitution amendment committee has been set up in this regard, but the progress has been slow. notably, the same figure who chaired the drafting committee, humam hamoudi, is chairing the amendment committee as well.
constitution of iraq