What helps/help him most is/are ...

[navi tasan]

1) What helps him most to become popular is his uninformed critics.
2) What helps him most to become popular are his uninformed critics.
3) What help him most to become popular are his uninformed critics.

Which is correct?

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't count on my critics to become popular. Having said that, the second one comes closest to what I would say. (I might change my mind after I've had my coffee. )