It’s great to see spirited arguments from both sides. This is exactly what is needed to enliven discussions back, at VP.
We are passionate folks, so we do lose our cool sometimes, jibes at each other happens occasionally. At the same time, we must be able to retain objectivity, especially appreciate the roles we are playing.
Part of willingly playing a role is the pre-knowledge that some roles are tough to play - it requires a little bit of thick skin 
. At the same time as pointed out very succinctly, others in Team VP must appreciate that it’s a “role” being played. And for good effect. To polish our own output, maybe maybe alert us to some shortcomings, point us to some parts of the puzzle our attention could be little lax due to over-familiarity, over-attachment?
Having said that we acknowledge - this is something that is new to VP - as we get used to more organised attacks, we have to get better at defence, avoid personal comments, NOT shoot the messenger, and defend civilly.
I am sure things will settle down better as we go on and conduct 5-6 more such intense exercises. VP Culture has never been about one-upmanship (but does happen once in a while among passionate folks - those who know us closely know - what kind of big fights Ayush, Hitesh, Donald can also have - as recent as Feb 2020 in Gujarat). We are quick to acknowledge our mistakes, shake hands and share hugs - smiles back.
This should happen in this BR thread too. Great friendships are forged from the respect that develops from even adversarial positions - once we better understand the intent - and the role played.
Thank you Ashwini and Ankit both for understanding this and handling this with maturity. Please reach out to each other.
We VP Seniors are watching with interest. Will intervene when necessary- don’t think we will need to too often. Please keep up the good work!