Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condoles demise of American basketball player Kobe Bryant

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday expressed grief over the demise of American basketball player Kobe Bryant and said "the world has lost a legend."

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday expressed grief over the demise of American basketball player Kobe Bryant and said "the world has lost a legend."

"The world has lost a legend, and a family has lost its light. May the prayers of millions of people from around the world give #KobeBryant 's family and those of the others who died in this heartbreaking tragedy courage and strength," she tweeted.

Bryant and his 13-year old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant were among the nine people killed when a helicopter they were traveling in crashed amid foggy conditions and burst into flames in the hills above Calabasas, local media reported. (ANI)