( CNN ) -- England soccer captain John Terry endured a difficult end to last year , and his 2012 has begun in a bizarre manner involving an anti-smoking campaign in India . The Chelsea defender 's representatives are investigating how Terry 's image might have been used without their permission as part of a warning on cigarette packets . A blurred picture closely resembling the 31-year-old appears above a `` smoking kills '' slogan . `` It 's been brought to our attention that an image of our client has been used on some cigarette packaging without our consent or knowledge , '' Elite Management said in a statement on Tuesday . `` We 've now instructed our legal team to investigate this matter . '' The public relations officer of India 's health ministry told CNN that the picture that resembles Terry is not one of those pictures that it sanctioned . However , one of the pictures seen on cigarette packets this week -- which was cleared by the ministry and included in a May 2011 press release -- does show a strong resemblance to Terry . An official at India 's Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity earlier confirmed that the image had been cleared by the health ministry . `` We sent the creative to the health ministry and they then cleared it and circulated it , '' KS Dhatwalia told the Indian Express . `` But how Terry 's picture got to be used is not clear . '' Terry faces court proceedings in February after being charged by London police with racially abusing an opponent . The Chelsea skipper denies aiming a racial slur at Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October .
John Terry 's representatives seek legal probe into alleged use of Chelsea star 's image . A blurred image resembling Terry has appeared in an Indian anti - smoking campaign . England captain 's agency says that no permission was given to use the image . Terry faced disciplinary proceedings in 2010 after being charged of racially insulting an opponent .