Reading THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF SHRI MADHVACHARYAR ~ SHRI MADHWA-ACHARYA~ #by C M PadmaNabha Char# 1st edition [Madras 1909] these days. (will upload to my blog later).
Excellent and profound book. Story about OM VishnuPad Vedanta Deshika MahaAcharya and OM VishnuPad Akshobhya Tirtha MahaAcharya is mentioned on the page 30.
Still no wonder, that OM VishnuPad Vedanta Deshika MahaAcharya had favoured OM VishnuPad Akshobhya Tirtha MahaAcharya in the dispute with Advaita-Vedantins, as Both MahaAcharyas belonged to Shri Vaishnava Sampradayas: