File photo of Congress spokesperson Shashi Tharoor
As talks with the NCP over seat sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra remain "inconclusive", the Congress today said it will "not "compromise" on self-respect but added that it would be a "pity" if their alliance breaks up.
"It is a good thing to have the alliance and I hope they will have a decent compromise solution because obviously this is an alliance which has lasted and has succeeded for election after election," Congress spokesperson Shashi Tharoor said.
He said it would be a pity if the alliance collapses.
"At the end of the day our party will not compromise on its self-respect either. So, I am sure that at the end of the day, a solution would be found," Mr Tharoor told PTI on the sidelines of the launch of the 25th anniversary edition of his book, 'The Great Indian Novel'.
The book is a satirical masterpiece in which the story of Mahabharata is retold as an allegorical tale wherein renowned political personalities begin to resemble characters from the Sanskrit epic.