Original sentence: India was the first country, in 1950, to change from a Commonwealth Realm (and therefore with the British sovereign as head of state) to being a republic within the Commonwealth, which was the principal objection to continued Commonwealth membership at the time that the act was passed.The principal objection of substance is that the Reform Movement appears to concede the idea that there may never be a united Ireland - the wish to see a united Ireland is a heartfelt principle for many in the republic, even though a majority of the electorate voted to replace the Republic's territorial claim to Northern Ireland in the constitution with an aspiration to unity
Edited sentence: India was the first country, in 1950, to change from a Commonwealth Realm (and therefore with the British soverign as head of state) to being a republic within the Commonwealth, which was the principal objection to continued Commonwealth membership at the time that the act was passed.The principal objection of substance is that the Reform Movement appears to concede the idea that there may never be a united Ireland - the wish to see a united Ireland is a heartfelt principle for many in the republic, even though a majority of the electorate voted to replace the Republic's territorial claim to the northeast in the constitution with an aspiration to unity