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20 were admitted to Canada, but the 356 other passengers
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{{cquote|The visions of men are widened by travel and contacts with citizens of a free country will infuse a spirit of independence and foster yearnings for freedom in the minds of the emasculated subjects of alien rule.|x|x|Gurdit Singh}}
 
[[Baba Gurdit Singh|Gurdit Singh Sandhu]], from [[Sarhali]] (not to be confused with [[Jawanda#Gurdit Singh Jawanda|Gurdit Singh Jawanda]], from [[Haripur Khalsa]], a 1906 Indo-Canadian immigration pioneer), was a well-to-do fisherman in [[Singapore]] who was aware of the problems that Punjabis were facing immigrating to Canada due to certain exclusion laws. He wanted to circumvent these laws by hiring a boat to sail from [[Calcutta]] to [[Vancouver]]. His aim was to help his compatriots whose previous journeys to Canada had been blocked.
 
Though Gurdit Singh was apparently aware of regulations when he chartered the ''Komagata Maru'' in January 1914,<ref>Johnston, H., op. cit., p. 26.</ref> he continued with his purported goal of challenging the continuous journey regulation and opening the door for immigration from India to Canada.
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