Dead and buried, but not forgotten by followers

Less than a year after his death his distinctive shaven head stares from campaign posters across the Netherlands, accompanied by his controversial military-style salute. His party, the Lijst Pim Fortuyn, still bears his name.

The biggest website devoted to all things Fortuyn has recorded more than 4m hits since his death.

His home in Rotterdam has become another shrine. There are plans to turn it into the Pim Fortuyn Foundation. Students doing a thesis on Fortuyn would be given grants and could live there for a limited period.

An imposing statue of the anti-immigration politician is due to be unveiled in Rotterdam on May 6, the anniversary of his death.

A pub dedicated to him will soon be opened in the city by Leefbaar Rotterdam, a party he briefly led. It will be a forum for political discussion and decorated with memorabilia which include T-shirts and lapel badges bearing his slogan: "I say what I think. I do what I say."

About 1.6m Dutch voted for the dead politician last May. His body lay in state in Rotterdam cathedral and there was an outpouring of public grief at his funeral.

Last July his coffin was dug up live on national television for reburial in Italy where he owned a holiday home.

Openly gay, Fortuyn has become a cult figure among the gay community in the Netherlands and elsewhere.