claim: Mamata Banerjee was banned from any political office positions in India in 2001.
evidence: Anne Nivat -LRB- born June 18 , 1969 -RRB- is an award-winning French journalist and war correspondent who has covered conflicts in Chechnya , Iraq , and Afghanistan .. Chechnya. Chechnya. Iraq. Iraq. Afghanistan. Afghanistan. She is known for interviews and character portraits in print of civilians , especially women , and their experiences of war .